{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Tweepy is a Python library that provides access to the X (Twitter) API, handling authentication and request formatting so you can fetch tweets, post updates, and interact with user data programmatically.","skillfed_tags":["social-media-api","twitter-client","oauth-wrapper"],"use_cases":["Collect tweets matching a search query or from a specific user's timeline for analysis or archival.","Build a Twitter bot that automatically posts updates or responds to mentions on a schedule.","Monitor brand mentions or hashtags in real-time and trigger alerts or logging based on tweet content.","Analyze social media trends by fetching historical tweet data and user engagement metrics.","Integrate X data into a larger application dashboard or reporting pipeline."],"what_it_does":"Tweepy is a mature Python wrapper around the X (Twitter) API that abstracts away the complexity of OAuth authentication and HTTP request formatting. It lets you write Python code to search tweets, retrieve user timelines, post updates, and manage followers without manually constructing API calls or handling token refresh cycles. The library depends on oauthlib, requests, and requests-oauthlib to handle the OAuth handshake and HTTP transport.\n\nThe package is designed for developers who need programmatic access to X data\u2014whether for data collection, bot automation, or social media monitoring. It supports both synchronous and asynchronous workflows (via the optional async extra) and maintains compatibility with modern Python versions (3.9 and later). Since it's actively maintained and carries no known vulnerabilities, it's a stable choice for production use.","worth_installing":"Yes. Tweepy is a production-stable, actively maintained library with no security issues, low install friction, and permissive licensing. If you need programmatic access to the X API from Python, it's the standard choice and will save you from writing OAuth and HTTP plumbing yourself. Install it unless you have a specific reason to use a different X API client."},"id":"tweepy","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/tweepy","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/tweepy.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/tweepy/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-02","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"tweepy","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Library for accessing the X API (Twitter)"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":4731411,"position":2243,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.17.0"}