{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/9"},{"label":"User Interfaces","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-user-interfaces"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings to macOS's LocalAuthentication framework, enabling biometric and device authentication (Touch ID, Face ID) in Python applications.","skillfed_tags":["macos-only","biometric-auth","pyobjc-binding"],"use_cases":["Add Touch ID or Face ID authentication to a macOS desktop application to unlock features or authorize actions.","Implement device-level biometric verification in a Python service running on macOS hardware.","Build a cross-platform authentication layer that uses LocalAuthentication on macOS and falls back to other methods elsewhere.","Integrate biometric security into a macOS-native Python tool that requires user verification.","Prototype or test biometric authentication workflows in Python before porting to Objective-C or Swift."],"what_it_does":"This package wraps Apple's LocalAuthentication framework, exposing macOS biometric and device authentication APIs to Python. It allows developers to integrate Touch ID, Face ID, and other local authentication mechanisms into Python applications running on macOS. The bindings are thin wrappers around the Objective-C framework with no bundled documentation\u2014users must consult Apple's framework documentation and PyObjC's general translation guides.\n\nThe package depends on three other PyObjC framework packages (pyobjc-core, pyobjc-framework-Cocoa, pyobjc-framework-Security) and is distributed as precompiled wheels for macOS universal2 binaries across Python 3.10 through 3.15. It is actively maintained and carries no known security vulnerabilities.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building a macOS application in Python and need biometric or device authentication. The package is actively maintained, carries no vulnerabilities, and provides direct access to a native macOS capability. Install friction is moderate due to platform specificity and three framework dependencies, but this is unavoidable for macOS-native authentication. Not applicable on non-macOS platforms."},"id":"pyobjc-framework-localauthentication","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-localauthentication","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-localauthentication.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc-framework-localauthentication/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyobjc-framework-LocalAuthentication","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Wrappers for the framework LocalAuthentication on macOS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":663822,"position":5433,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"12.2.2"}