---
id: launchpadlib
version: "2.1.0"
license: LGPL v3
license_treatment: copyleft
maintenance: dormant
---

# launchpadlib — Script Launchpad through its web services interfaces.  Officially supported.

License: copyleft · Maintenance: dormant · Downloads: 447.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

launchpadlib is a Python client library that wraps Launchpad's REST web service API, allowing developers to programmatically interact with Launchpad's project hosting, bug tracking, code repositories, and related infrastructure. It abstracts the underlying HTTP communication (via httplib2) and REST protocol details (via lazr.restfulclient) into Python objects representing Launchpad entities like projects, bugs, branches, and teams.

The library supports both anonymous and authenticated access through OAuth tokens, with optional keyring integration for credential storage. It is officially supported by Launchpad and maintained as a stable, production-ready tool for automation, scripting, and integration workflows that interact with Launchpad-hosted projects.

Use it for:

- Automate bug triage and management workflows by querying and updating bugs programmatically on Launchpad-hosted projects.
- Build continuous integration pipelines that fetch source code, create merge proposals, or update project metadata on Launchpad.
- Generate reports on project activity, team membership, or release information by querying Launchpad's data via the API.
- Integrate Launchpad project data into external dashboards, wikis, or management tools.
- Write scripts to batch-process tasks across multiple Launchpad projects or teams.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

launchpadlib provides a Python client library for interacting with Launchpad's web service API, enabling programmatic access to Launchpad's project management, bug tracking, and code hosting features.

Yes, if you need to automate or integrate with Launchpad-hosted projects. The library is production-stable, supports modern Python versions (3.8–3.13), has low install friction, and carries no known vulnerabilities. The dormant maintenance status (575 days since release) is a minor concern for long-term support, but the stable API and LGPL v3 license are clear. Install only if you are actively working with Launchpad; it is not a general-purpose tool.

## Install

pip install launchpadlib
uv add launchpadlib
poetry add launchpadlib

## Installing launchpadlib

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Maintenance is dormant (575 days since last release), but the package is marked Production/Stable and supports current Python versions through 3.13. Three runtime dependencies (httplib2, lazr.restfulclient, lazr.uri) are all established libraries.

License in practice: Licensed under LGPL v3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or modifications must be distributed under the same license terms, and source code must be made available to recipients.

Quickstart:

pip install launchpadlib

from launchpadlib.launchpad import Launchpad

lp = Launchpad.login_anonymously('my-app', 'production')
project = lp.projects['ubuntu']

Requires Python 3.8 or later. Anonymous access works without credentials; authenticated access requires OAuth token setup with Launchpad.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the dormant maintenance status (575 days since release) signals end-of-life or stable maturity for this production library.
- Current compatibility with Launchpad's API if the service has evolved since the last release.

## Package facts

- License: LGPL v3 (copyleft)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: dormant
- Downloads: 447.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

launchpad api client, launchpad web service python, ubuntu launchpad integration, launchpad bug tracking api, launchpad project management, launchpad rest client, launchpad automation, launchpad-integration, rest-client, project-management

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