{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/7"},{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/3"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Rauth provides OAuth 1.0/a and OAuth 2.0 consumer support for Python applications, enabling authenticated requests to services like Twitter without handling low-level protocol details.","skillfed_tags":["oauth-legacy","authentication"],"use_cases":["Authenticate with Twitter, Flickr, or other OAuth 1.0 providers to fetch user data or post on behalf of a user.","Build a web application that lets users log in via OAuth 2.0 (e.g., Google, GitHub) without storing passwords.","Integrate Shutterfly's Ofly authentication into a photo-sharing application.","Automate API calls to OAuth-protected services while managing token refresh and expiration.","Prototype OAuth flows in a command-line tool or script without writing low-level HTTP signing logic."],"what_it_does":"Rauth is a Python OAuth consumer library that wraps the Requests HTTP library to handle OAuth 1.0/a and OAuth 2.0 authentication flows. It abstracts away the complexity of signing requests, managing tokens, and exchanging credentials, letting you focus on making authenticated API calls to services that support OAuth.\n\nThe library provides service wrapper objects (like OAuth1Service) that encapsulate provider-specific endpoints and handle the multi-step authentication handshake. Once authenticated, you get an OAuth session object that behaves like a normal HTTP session but automatically signs requests with the correct OAuth credentials. The package was built for production use and reports 100% test coverage, but has not been maintained since 2017.","worth_installing":"No. While rauth is permissively licensed and has low install friction, it has been abandoned since 2017 with no maintenance or security updates. OAuth specifications and provider APIs have evolved significantly; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified and likely broken. For new projects, use actively maintained alternatives like authlib or oauthlib. Only consider rauth if you are maintaining legacy code already using it and cannot migrate."},"id":"rauth","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rauth","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rauth.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/rauth/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2017-01-22","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"rauth","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"A Python library for OAuth 1.0/a, 2.0, and Ofly."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1232845,"position":4182,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.7.3"}