pydiscourse
"A Python library for the Discourse API"
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to interact with Discourse from Python. The library is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and depends only on requests. However, be aware that the last release was 850 days ago; if you need support for very recent Discourse API changes, verify compatibility first or check whether the repository has unreleased fixes on the main branch.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction; depends only on requests.
- Maintenance status is aging—last release was 850 days ago (April 2024), though the repository remains active with a recent commit in February 2025.
- No known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
"MIT" (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-04-16 (850 days) · last repo commit 2025-02-25 · 86 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 89,172 downloads/mo, #13,676 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pydiscourse
from pydiscourse import DiscourseClient
client = DiscourseClient(
'http://example.com',
api_username='username',
api_key='your_api_key')
user = client.user('username')- Current Discourse API version compatibility—the fact sheet notes the Discourse API is a moving target but does not specify which versions are supported by 1.7.0.
- Whether Python support is truly unspecified or if there is a practical minimum version given the codebase history (Python 2.7 dropped in 1.2.0, but requires_python is null).
What it is and what it does
pydiscourse is a Python wrapper around the Discourse forum API. It lets you programmatically create and manage users, topics, posts, groups, and other forum objects on a Discourse server. The library exposes Discourse's HTTP API as Python methods, so you can automate forum administration, integrate Discourse into your application, or build tools that interact with forum data.
The package is a maintained fork of an earlier version, with a focus on documentation and broad Python version support. It includes a command-line tool for experimenting with API calls and supports Discourse-specific features like SSO integration. The only runtime dependency is requests, making it lightweight to install.
Use it for
- Automate user creation and management on a Discourse forum from a Python application or admin script.
- Integrate Discourse SSO (single sign-on) into your Python web application so users log in via your site.
- Build a bot or tool that monitors forum activity, creates posts, or manages groups programmatically.
- Query forum data (users, topics, posts) from Python to feed into analytics or reporting systems.
- Migrate or synchronize user data between Discourse and another system via the API.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need to interact with Discourse from Python.
The library is stable, has no known vulnerabilities, and depends only on requests. However, be aware that the last release was 850 days ago; if you need support for very recent Discourse API changes, verify compatibility first or check whether the repository has unreleased fixes on the main branch.
Install
pydiscourse on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; depends only on requests. Maintenance status is aging—last release was 850 days ago (April 2024), though the repository remains active with a recent commit in February 2025. No known vulnerabilities.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pydiscourse
from pydiscourse import DiscourseClient
client = DiscourseClient(
'http://example.com',
api_username='username',
api_key='your_api_key')
user = client.user('username')Verify before relying
- Current Discourse API version compatibility—the fact sheet notes the Discourse API is a moving target but does not specify which versions are supported by 1.7.0.
- Whether Python support is truly unspecified or if there is a practical minimum version given the codebase history (Python 2.7 dropped in 1.2.0, but requires_python is null).
Package facts
| License | "MIT" permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Aging 850 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 89,172 / month, #13,676 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: pydiscourse-1.7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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