clx-sdk-xms
Library for CLX Communications HTTP REST Messaging API
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are locked into CLX Communications as your SMS provider and cannot migrate. The package is abandoned (last update 2017-01-23) with no maintenance for nearly a decade. While install friction is low and the license is permissive, the lack of updates means compatibility with modern Python versions is uncertain, and any API changes on CLX's side would go unaddressed. New projects should seek an actively maintained SMS SDK.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires CLX Communications service plan credentials (service_plan_id and token).
- Package declares support for Python 2.7 and 3.3 and later, but modern Python versions may expose compatibility issues given the age of the codebase.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (iso8601, requests).
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects that can accept an unmaintained dependency.
last release 2017-01-23 (3490 days) · last repo commit 2017-01-23 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 79,767 downloads/mo, #14,334 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install clx-sdk-xms
from clx.xms import Client
client = Client(service_plan_id='your_id', token='your_token')
message = client.send_text_message('recipient', 'Hello')- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions released after 2017
- Current status of CLX Communications API—whether the service endpoints remain active and unchanged
- Whether the two runtime dependencies (iso8601, requests) have breaking changes that affect this SDK
What it is and what it does
clx-sdk-xms is a Python client library for the CLX Communications XMS REST API, designed to integrate SMS messaging capabilities into applications. It wraps HTTP calls to send and receive SMS messages, handle batch operations, schedule sends for later delivery, organize recipients into groups, and personalize messages per recipient using template variables. The SDK depends on requests for HTTP transport and iso8601 for timestamp parsing.
The package is in a maintenance freeze state—its last release and commit both occurred on 2017-01-23, and the repository is not archived but has received no updates in nearly a decade. While it carries a Production/Stable classifier and permissive Apache licensing, it has received no updates. This makes it suitable only for projects that can accept an unmaintained dependency or that have locked themselves to a specific, tested version of the SDK and its dependencies.
Use it for
- Send transactional SMS alerts or notifications from a Python application to end users
- Implement batch SMS campaigns to multiple recipients with per-user customization
- Schedule SMS messages to be delivered at a future time without polling
- Organize and manage recipient contact lists as groups within CLX Communications
- Receive and process inbound SMS messages via the CLX API
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are locked into CLX Communications as your SMS provider and cannot migrate.
The package is abandoned (last update 2017-01-23) with no maintenance for nearly a decade. While install friction is low and the license is permissive, the lack of updates means compatibility with modern Python versions is uncertain, and any API changes on CLX's side would go unaddressed. New projects should seek an actively maintained SMS SDK.
Install
clx-sdk-xms on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (iso8601, requests). However, the package is abandoned—last commit was 2017-01-23 and no updates have been released since. It was marked Production/Stable but has not been maintained for nearly a decade.
Requires CLX Communications service plan credentials (service_plan_id and token). Package declares support for Python 2.7 and 3.3 and later, but modern Python versions may expose compatibility issues given the age of the codebase.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive), which allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects that can accept an unmaintained dependency.
Quickstart
pip install clx-sdk-xms
from clx.xms import Client
client = Client(service_plan_id='your_id', token='your_token')
message = client.send_text_message('recipient', 'Hello')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions released after 2017
- Current status of CLX Communications API—whether the service endpoints remain active and unchanged
- Whether the two runtime dependencies (iso8601, requests) have breaking changes that affect this SDK
Package facts
| License | Apache License, Version 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesiso8601requests |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,490 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 79,767 / month, #14,334 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Telecommunications IndustryLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Topic :: CommunicationsTopic :: Communications :: Telephony |
Evidence: clx_sdk_xms-1.0.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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