google-apitools
client libraries for humans
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless maintaining legacy code. The package is explicitly deprecated and unsupported. Use official Google Cloud client libraries instead. While install friction is low and no known vulnerabilities exist, the deprecation status means no security updates or maintenance are guaranteed, making it unsuitable for new projects.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is deprecated; official Google Cloud client libraries are recommended instead.
- Requires Python 2.7 or 3.5+.
- Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the deprecated status means ongoing maintenance and security updates are not guaranteed.
last release 2025-09-24 (324 days) · last repo commit 2026-03-02 · 157 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 3,014,110 downloads/mo, #2,788 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install google-apitools
import oauth2client
from oauth2client import client
# Use oauth2client for authentication with Google APIs- Whether the package receives security patches despite deprecation status
- Current adoption rate and whether new projects should avoid it
- Specific Google API versions and authentication flows supported
What it is and what it does
google-apitools is a collection of utilities designed to simplify building client-side tools that interact with Google APIs. It provides foundational HTTP request handling via httplib2, authentication support through oauth2client, file locking via fasteners, and Python 2/3 compatibility through six.
However, the package is explicitly marked as deprecated and unsupported. The maintainers direct users toward official Google Cloud client libraries or alternative generators for API clients from proto specifications. While the repository remains active with recent commits, new projects should avoid this package in favor of the recommended alternatives.
Use it for
- Maintaining legacy applications that already depend on google-apitools and oauth2client for Google API access
- Building simple command-line tools for Google APIs when official libraries are unavailable
- Educational projects learning how Google API client libraries work internally
- Migrating away from deprecated tooling by understanding existing implementations
Worth the install?
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No, unless maintaining legacy code.
The package is explicitly deprecated and unsupported. Use official Google Cloud client libraries instead. While install friction is low and no known vulnerabilities exist, the deprecation status means no security updates or maintenance are guaranteed, making it unsuitable for new projects.
Install
google-apitools on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with four lightweight runtime dependencies. The package is marked active with a recent commit (2026-03-02), though the description explicitly states the library is deprecated and unsupported, recommending users migrate to official alternatives.
Package is deprecated; official Google Cloud client libraries are recommended instead. Requires Python 2.7 or 3.5+.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the deprecated status means ongoing maintenance and security updates are not guaranteed.
Quickstart
pip install google-apitools
import oauth2client
from oauth2client import client
# Use oauth2client for authentication with Google APIsVerify before relying
- Whether the package receives security patches despite deprecation status
- Current adoption rate and whether new projects should avoid it
- Specific Google API versions and authentication flows supported
Package facts
| License | Apache 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release !=3.0.*,!=3.1.*,!=3.2.*,!=3.3.*,!=3.4.*,>=2.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packageshttplib2fastenersoauth2clientsix |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 324 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 3,014,110 / month, #2,788 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Topic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: google_apitools-0.5.35-py3-none-any.whl
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See also google-api-python-client · google-gax · google-cloud · google-auth-httplib2 · google-generativeai · google-auth · google-cloud-access-context-manager · google-cloud-agentidentitycredentials · google-cloud-tpu · google-cloud-iamconnectorcredentials