{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/10"},{"label":"User Interfaces","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-user-interfaces/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings to Apple's HealthKit framework on macOS, enabling programmatic access to health and fitness data stored in the system.","skillfed_tags":["macos-only","objective-c-bindings","health-data"],"use_cases":["Build macOS health-tracking applications that read user fitness data from the system HealthKit store","Analyze personal health metrics programmatically by querying HealthKit data from Python scripts","Integrate HealthKit data into custom health dashboards or reporting tools on macOS","Export or sync health and fitness records from HealthKit to external systems or databases"],"what_it_does":"This package wraps Apple's HealthKit framework for use from Python on macOS. HealthKit is the system framework that manages health and fitness data on Apple devices, including metrics like heart rate, steps, workouts, and other wellness information. The wrapper allows Python code to query and interact with this data through PyObjC's Objective-C bridge.\n\nThe package is a thin binding layer\u2014it does not include its own documentation, instead directing users to Apple's HealthKit documentation and PyObjC's general documentation on Python-to-Objective-C translation. It requires pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa as dependencies and runs only on macOS with Python 3.10 or later.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are developing on macOS and need programmatic access to HealthKit data. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive MIT license. Install friction is moderate due to platform specificity and dependency requirements, but this is unavoidable for macOS framework bindings. Not applicable on non-macOS systems."},"id":"pyobjc-framework-healthkit","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-healthkit","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-healthkit.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc-framework-healthkit/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyobjc-framework-HealthKit","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Wrappers for the framework HealthKit on macOS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":635433,"position":5637,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"12.2.2"}