{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/15"},{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/5"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"PubNub Python SDK provides real-time publish-subscribe messaging and presence detection across distributed applications, handling message delivery, subscriptions, and event listeners.","skillfed_tags":["realtime-messaging","managed-service","event-driven"],"use_cases":["Build real-time chat or messaging applications where messages must arrive globally in under 100ms.","Implement presence tracking to show which users are currently online or active in your application.","Send event notifications and signals across distributed services without managing your own message broker.","Create collaborative applications where multiple clients need to synchronize state changes instantly.","Monitor and react to status events such as connection failures, authentication issues, or network changes."],"what_it_does":"PubNub is a cloud-hosted real-time messaging platform with an official Python SDK that handles the infrastructure for sending and receiving messages globally. The SDK manages publish-subscribe channels, presence detection, signal delivery, and event callbacks through a configuration-based setup and listener pattern.\n\nThe package wraps PubNub's REST API and WebSocket infrastructure, abstracting away network complexity so developers can focus on application logic. It supports asynchronous operations via callbacks, integrates with multiple HTTP backends (requests, httpx, aiohttp), and includes cryptographic message signing through pycryptodomex. The SDK is actively maintained, supports Python 3.9 through 3.13, and carries no known security vulnerabilities.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a managed real-time messaging service and accept the proprietary license. The SDK is production-stable, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and supports modern Python versions. The high install friction (six dependencies) is typical for a full-featured messaging client. Verify the license terms for your use case before committing."},"id":"pubnub","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pubnub","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pubnub.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pubnub/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-08","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"unclear","name":"pubnub","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"PubNub Real-time push service in the cloud"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":244128,"position":8762,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"10.7.2"}