{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/10"},{"label":"Conversion","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/multimedia-sound-audio-conversion"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings to libopus, the IETF low-delay audio codec, enabling encoding and decoding of Opus-compressed audio streams in Python applications.","skillfed_tags":["audio-codec","libopus-bindings"],"use_cases":["Encode raw audio to Opus format for real-time communication or VoIP applications","Decode Opus-compressed audio streams in media players or streaming clients","Compress audio files for storage or transmission with low latency and high quality","Build audio processing pipelines that require IETF-standard codec support"],"what_it_does":"opuslib-next is a Python wrapper around libopus, the IETF standard low-delay audio codec. It provides functions to encode raw audio into Opus-compressed streams and decode Opus streams back to raw audio, useful for real-time communication, streaming, and storage-efficient audio handling. The package maintains API compatibility with the original opuslib but is actively maintained for modern Python versions (3.10\u20133.13), whereas the original project is no longer maintained.\n\nThe package ships as a pure wheel with no runtime dependencies listed, suggesting either that libopus is bundled or that it relies on a system-installed library. It is a young project (first released in February 2025) but shows active maintenance with recent updates and accepts community fixes.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need Opus codec support in Python and are on Python 3.10 or later. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive license. Verify that libopus is available on your system or bundled in the wheel before installing."},"id":"opuslib-next","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/opuslib-next","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/opuslib-next.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/opuslib-next/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-10","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"opuslib-next","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python bindings to the libopus, IETF low-delay audio codec"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":81678,"position":14209,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.3.1"}