{"categories":[{"label":"Education","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/education"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Googletrans translates text and detects languages by calling Google Translate's web API, with support for async operations and bulk translations.","skillfed_tags":["translation","language-detection","async-support"],"use_cases":["Translate user-generated content or bulk text batches in applications where cost is a primary concern.","Detect the language of incoming text to route it to appropriate processing pipelines.","Build multilingual chatbots or support systems that need real-time translation without official API overhead.","Add translation features to educational tools or desktop applications targeting end users.","Prototype translation workflows before committing to Google's official paid API."],"what_it_does":"Googletrans is an unofficial Python client for Google Translate that works by reverse-engineering Google's web API rather than using the official paid API. It provides translation, language detection, and bulk translation capabilities with async support and HTTP/2 enabled by default through httpx.\n\nThe library is designed for developers who need free, unlimited translation without official API costs, but comes with important caveats: it has a 15k character limit per request, relies on web scraping that Google could block at any time, and offers no stability guarantees. It includes a command-line tool, customizable service URLs, proxy support, and complete type hints. The package is compatible with Python 3.8 and later.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you accept the stability trade-offs. Googletrans is actively maintained, has low install friction, and works well for prototyping or cost-sensitive use cases. However, do not use it for production systems requiring guaranteed uptime\u2014Google can block your IP or change its API at any time. For mission-critical translation, use Google's official API instead."},"id":"googletrans","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/googletrans","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/googletrans.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/googletrans/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-01-01","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"googletrans","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"An unofficial Google Translate API for Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":5468870,"position":2093,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.0.2"}