{"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 PreferencePanes framework, enabling you to build preference pane plugins for System Preferences using Python and PyObjC.","skillfed_tags":["macos-native","system-preferences"],"use_cases":["Build a preference pane plugin for System Preferences to configure a macOS system utility or daemon written in Python","Create a GUI settings panel for a macOS application that integrates with the native System Preferences interface","Develop a system-wide configuration tool that runs as a preference pane rather than a standalone app"],"what_it_does":"This package wraps Apple's PreferencePanes framework for use from Python, allowing developers to create preference pane plugins that integrate with macOS System Preferences. It is part of the PyObjC project and provides low-level bindings to the native framework rather than high-level abstractions.\n\nTo use it, you subclass the framework's classes and implement the required methods; the package itself does not provide tutorials or Python-specific documentation beyond pointing you to Apple's official framework docs and PyObjC's general translation guide. It is most useful for developers already familiar with both PyObjC and macOS system-level programming who need to build preference pane extensions.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building a preference pane for macOS and are already using PyObjC. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and installs with low friction. However, it is a thin wrapper with no Python-specific documentation, so you should be comfortable reading Apple's framework docs and PyObjC's translation guide before committing to it."},"id":"pyobjc-framework-preferencepanes","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-preferencepanes","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyobjc-framework-preferencepanes.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyobjc-framework-preferencepanes/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-08-11","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyobjc-framework-PreferencePanes","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Wrappers for the framework PreferencePanes on macOS"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":656022,"position":5500,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"12.2.2"}