{"categories":[{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Implements Google OAuth2 authentication for service accounts, enabling server-to-server API access using JSON or PKCS12 credentials.","skillfed_tags":["oauth2","google-apis","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Authenticate a backend service to call Google APIs (e.g., Google+ search, Gmail) without user interaction","Automate Google API calls from a scheduled job or daemon using service account credentials","Build a microservice that needs to access Google APIs with a fixed set of scopes and permissions","Implement JWT-based authentication for Google service accounts in legacy Python 2/3 codebases"],"what_it_does":"google-oauth is a Python library that handles OAuth2 authentication for Google service accounts, allowing server-to-server communication with Google APIs. It supports creating service account objects from JSON or PKCS12 credentials and provides methods to obtain and use OAuth2 access tokens. The library wraps the requests library to automatically attach proper Authorization headers to API calls.\n\nThe package implements only the service account (two-legged) OAuth2 flow, not the three-legged flow for web applications. It caches access tokens to avoid unnecessary token requests and provides a convenient shortcut method for making authenticated API calls. However, the package has been abandoned since its initial release in March 2016 and receives no maintenance, meaning it may not work with current Google API changes or modern Python security practices.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last release 2016-03-28, no commits since 2016-08-06) and will not receive security updates or compatibility fixes. High install friction from pyOpenSSL dependencies and lack of support for modern Python versions make it a poor choice for new projects. Use the official google-auth library instead."},"id":"google-oauth","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/google-oauth","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/google-oauth.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/google-oauth/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-03-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"google-oauth","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"OAuth2 for Google APIs"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":250965,"position":8607,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.0.1"}