googlenewsdecoder
A Python package to decode Google News URLs to their original sources.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you regularly work with Google News URLs. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and solves a specific problem well. The MIT license is permissive. Consider it essential for news aggregation or scraping workflows; optional for one-off URL decoding.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- Low friction install with three common dependencies (requests, selectolax, pysocks).
- Package is actively maintained with recent updates; last commit 2026-08-03 and latest release 2025-01-18.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
last release 2025-01-18 (573 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 295 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 278,220 downloads/mo, #8,134 on PyPI
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pip install googlenewsdecoder
from googlenewsdecoder import gnewsdecoder
source_url = "https://news.google.com/read/CBMi..."
decoded = gnewsdecoder(source_url, interval=1, proxy="http://host:port")
if decoded.get("status"):
print(decoded["decoded_url"])
else:
print(decoded["message"])- Whether the package handles all current Google News URL formats or only specific patterns
- Rate-limiting behavior and effectiveness of the fallback mechanism across different proxy types
- Error handling specifics when decoding fails (e.g., network errors vs. malformed URLs)
What it is and what it does
Google News Decoder is a utility that reverses Google News' URL obfuscation, converting redirect links back to their original article sources. It works by making HTTP requests to Google News endpoints and extracting the target URL from the response. The package is designed to save time when you need to access the actual source of a news article shared via Google News.
The package includes proxy support (HTTP/HTTPS and SOCKS5) to handle rate limiting and bypass restrictions, with optional request intervals to reduce HTTP 429 errors. It returns a dictionary with a status flag and either the decoded URL or an error message. The implementation uses requests for HTTP operations and selectolax for parsing, with pysocks enabling SOCKS5 proxy functionality.
Use it for
- Batch-decode multiple Google News URLs to their original sources for content aggregation or archival
- Integrate into a news scraper to resolve obfuscated links before storing article metadata
- Use with a proxy rotation service to decode large volumes of Google News links without hitting rate limits
- Extract source URLs from Google News feeds for automated content distribution or analysis
- Bypass Google News URL encoding in scripts that need direct access to publisher sites
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you regularly work with Google News URLs.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and solves a specific problem well. The MIT license is permissive. Consider it essential for news aggregation or scraping workflows; optional for one-off URL decoding.
Install
googlenewsdecoder on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with three common dependencies (requests, selectolax, pysocks). Package is actively maintained with recent updates; last commit 2026-08-03 and latest release 2025-01-18. Requires Python 3.9 or later.
Requires Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install googlenewsdecoder
from googlenewsdecoder import gnewsdecoder
source_url = "https://news.google.com/read/CBMi..."
decoded = gnewsdecoder(source_url, interval=1, proxy="http://host:port")
if decoded.get("status"):
print(decoded["decoded_url"])
else:
print(decoded["message"])Verify before relying
- Whether the package handles all current Google News URL formats or only specific patterns
- Rate-limiting behavior and effectiveness of the fallback mechanism across different proxy types
- Error handling specifics when decoding fails (e.g., network errors vs. malformed URLs)
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesrequestsselectolaxpysocks |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 573 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 278,220 / month, #8,134 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: googlenewsdecoder-0.1.7-py3-none-any.whl
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