{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/19"},{"label":"Scheduling","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/office-business-scheduling"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parse, create, and iterate over iCalendar (RFC 5545) files with built-in recurring event expansion, using a single unified API without needing companion libraries.","skillfed_tags":["calendar-scheduling","rfc-standards"],"use_cases":["Parse a calendar file and iterate over all events (including expanded recurring instances) in chronological order","Fetch a remote calendar over HTTP and automatically expand recurring events without blocking","Create a calendar programmatically with recurring events and write it to an .ics file","Manage calendar state in an application, handling timezone conversions and editing individual recurring event instances","Validate iCalendar input with clear error messages before processing"],"what_it_does":"ical is a modern Python library for reading, creating, and manipulating iCalendar files (RFC 5545 format). It handles recurring events natively\u2014automatically expanding them into individual occurrences when you iterate over a calendar's timeline\u2014without requiring a separate companion library. The library provides a Pythonic API with direct attribute access (event.start, event.summary), input validation with clear error messages, and full type annotations.\n\nYou can parse .ics files from disk or fetch them from remote URLs (with optional async support), create calendars and events programmatically, write calendars back to .ics format, and manage calendar state through an application-level store API. It supports Python 3.11+ and is actively maintained. Home Assistant uses it to power its calendar integrations.","worth_installing":"Yes. ical is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and solves a real problem\u2014handling recurring events natively without needing two separate libraries. It's production-ready (Development Status 5) and already used by Home Assistant. Install it if you need to work with iCalendar files and want a modern, unified API."},"id":"ical","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ical","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ical.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ical/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-09","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ical","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python iCalendar implementation (rfc 5545) with built-in recurring event support"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":123270,"position":11917,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"14.1.0"}