Configuration is handled in either a system wide configuration file placed at: /etc/pyvimeo.cfg or a user based configuration file at: ~/.pyvimeo The sections available for configuring are: [Credentials] api_key = <vimeo api key> shared_secret = <vimeo shared secret> [Urls] starndard_api_url = http://www.vimeo.com/api/rest/ upload_url = http://www.vimeo.com/services/upload/ auth_url = http://www.vimeo.com/services/auth/ Whatever is in the ~/.pyvimeo user file will override whatever is stored in the system /etc/pyvimeo.cfg file.