google-apitools

client libraries for humans

google-apitools v0.5.35 3.0M downloads/30d#2,788 on PyPI★ 157

Permissive license Apache 2.0 Active released 2025-09-24

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?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides utilities for building client-side tools that communicate with Google APIs, including HTTP request handling and authentication support.

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

pip

pip install google-apitools

uv

uv add google-apitools

poetry

poetry add google-apitools

Installing google-apitools

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.

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 APIs

Package is deprecated; official Google Cloud client libraries are recommended instead. Requires Python 2.7 or 3.5+.

Verify 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 — httplib2, fasteners, oauth2client, six
Maintenance	actively maintained — 324 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-03-02
First released	2015-03-01
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)

Evidence: google_apitools-0.5.35-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: apitools

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