{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/8"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"rwslib provides a Python client library for Rave Web Services (RWS), enabling programmatic access to RWS APIs while preserving visibility into underlying HTTP details like headers and response bodies.","skillfed_tags":["api-client","rws"],"use_cases":["Automate retrieval of study metadata and data from RWS in batch workflows.","Build integration scripts that pull RWS data into data warehouses or analysis pipelines.","Develop monitoring or auditing tools that periodically query RWS for operational checks.","Create data migration or ETL processes that move records between RWS and other systems.","Write unit tests for RWS-dependent applications by mocking rwslib calls."],"what_it_does":"rwslib is a Python client library for Rave Web Services. It provides a programmer-friendly interface to RWS without hiding implementation details\u2014you can request data like studies and still access HTTP headers, content bodies, and other low-level response information. The library depends on requests for HTTP transport, lxml for XML parsing, and utility libraries (click, faker, six, urllib3) for common operations.\n\nThe library is designed for developers who need programmatic access to RWS with a more ergonomic interface than raw HTTP calls. It has been in active development since 2014, is marked production-stable, and currently supports Python 3.8 through 3.13.","worth_installing":"Yes. rwslib is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive MIT license, and offers low install friction. It is well-suited for any Python project that needs to interact with Rave Web Services. The main decision point is whether your use case requires RWS access; if it does, this library is a reasonable choice over raw HTTP calls."},"id":"rwslib","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rwslib","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/rwslib.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/rwslib/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-10-30","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"rwslib","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Rave Web Services for Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":83430,"position":14075,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.2.15"}