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id: py-nextbusnext
version: "2.3.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: aging
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# py-nextbusnext — Minimalistic Python client for the NextBus public API for real-time transit arrival data

License: permissive · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 74.1K/mo

## What it is and what it does

py_nextbusnext is a lightweight Python wrapper around the NextBus public API, allowing you to fetch real-time transit data such as agency lists, routes, and arrival predictions. It's a fork of the original py_nextbus maintained for continued compatibility. The package depends only on requests and requires Python 3.10 or later.

You use it by instantiating a NextBusClient and calling methods like get_agencies() to retrieve transit information. It's designed for developers building applications that need live bus arrival times or route data from transit agencies that use the NextBus system.

Use it for:

- Build a transit app or dashboard that displays real-time bus arrival predictions for a specific stop.
- Query available transit agencies and routes to populate a transit route selector or search interface.
- Integrate live transit data into a travel planning or commute-tracking application.
- Monitor transit system status or collect historical arrival data for analysis.

## Worth the install?

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

A Python client for querying real-time transit arrival predictions and route information from the NextBus public API.

Yes, if you need a straightforward Python interface to NextBus data and are comfortable with an aging but still-maintained package. The low install friction, permissive license, and zero known vulnerabilities make it a safe choice. However, verify that the NextBus API is still active for your use case and that the fork's API changes don't conflict with your requirements.

## Install

pip install py-nextbusnext
uv add py-nextbusnext
poetry add py-nextbusnext

## Installing py-nextbusnext

Before you install: Low install friction with a single dependency (requests). Maintenance status is aging—last release was 427 days ago, though the repository remains active and not archived. Requires Python 3.10 or later.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install py-nextbusnext

import py_nextbus
client = py_nextbus.NextBusClient()
agencies = client.get_agencies()

Requires Python 3.10 or later.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the NextBus API itself remains actively maintained and available for public use.
- Scope and completeness of API coverage compared to the upstream py_nextbus project.

## Package facts

- License: not declared (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 74.1K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

nextbus api client, transit arrival predictions, real-time bus data, public transit api, nextbus python wrapper, transit-data, api-client

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