{"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 the macOS InstantMessage framework, allowing access to iChat information and auxiliary video source control for iChat Theater.","skillfed_tags":["macos-only","deprecated-framework","legacy-support"],"use_cases":["Access iChat buddy lists or presence information from a Python application on macOS","Provide a custom video source to iChat Theater from a Python script","Integrate legacy iChat functionality into a Python-based macOS desktop tool","Automate iChat-related tasks on older macOS systems that still support the framework"],"what_it_does":"This package wraps the macOS InstantMessage framework for Python via PyObjC, enabling programmatic access to iChat data and control over auxiliary video sources for iChat Theater. It is part of the larger PyObjC project, which provides bindings to macOS frameworks.\n\nThe package is a thin wrapper around Apple's Objective-C framework and does not include its own documentation\u2014users must consult Apple's framework documentation and PyObjC's general translation guides. The framework itself is deprecated as of OSX 10.9, so it is primarily useful for legacy iChat integration or applications targeting older macOS versions. Modern macOS applications should consider the Social framework instead.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are targeting macOS versions that support iChat and need InstantMessage integration. No, if you are targeting modern macOS versions\u2014the framework is deprecated since OSX 10.9 and Apple recommends the Social framework instead. Install only if you have a specific legacy iChat use case and are willing to work without built-in documentation."},"id":"pyobjc-framework-instantmessage","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-instantmessage","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-instantmessage.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc-framework-instantmessage/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyobjc-framework-InstantMessage","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Wrappers for the framework InstantMessage on macOS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":620950,"position":5722,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"12.2.2"}