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id: pyobjc-framework-apptrackingtransparency
version: "12.2.2"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# pyobjc-framework-AppTrackingTransparency — Wrappers for the framework AppTrackingTransparency on macOS

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 649.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package wraps Apple's AppTrackingTransparency framework for use in Python on macOS. It allows applications to request permission from users to track their activity across other apps and websites, and to check the current tracking authorization status. The wrapper translates between Python and Objective-C, bridging the gap between PyObjC's runtime and Apple's native framework.

The package is part of the larger PyObjC project and provides direct access to the framework's APIs without additional documentation of its own—users must refer to Apple's official AppTrackingTransparency documentation and PyObjC's general translation guidelines. It is actively maintained, supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.15), and carries no known security vulnerabilities.

Use it for:

- Request app tracking permission from macOS users in compliance with privacy regulations
- Check the current tracking authorization status before attempting to track user activity
- Integrate privacy-aware tracking into Python-based macOS applications
- Build cross-platform Python apps that handle tracking transparency on macOS

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings to macOS's AppTrackingTransparency framework, enabling apps to request user permission for app tracking and access tracking authorization status.

Yes, if you are building a macOS application in Python that needs to request app tracking permission. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and has no known vulnerabilities. Install only if you are developing for macOS; it will not work on other platforms.

## Install

pip install pyobjc-framework-apptrackingtransparency
uv add pyobjc-framework-apptrackingtransparency
poetry add pyobjc-framework-apptrackingtransparency

## Installing pyobjc-framework-AppTrackingTransparency

Before you install: Low friction; pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent release (3 days old). Requires pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa as runtime dependencies.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install pyobjc-framework-apptrackingtransparency

from AppTrackingTransparency import ATTrackingManager

# Request tracking authorization
ATTrackingManager.requestTrackingAuthorizationWithCompletionHandler_(callback)

macOS 10.15+ required; Python 3.10+ required; only runs on macOS (not cross-platform)

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package works on iOS via Pythonista or similar iOS Python environments, or is strictly macOS-only
- Whether the package supports App Tracking Transparency on macOS versions prior to 10.15 (when the framework was introduced)

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 649.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

macos app tracking transparency, python app tracking permission, pyobjc app tracking, ios privacy tracking request, macos privacy framework python, app tracking transparency wrapper, user tracking authorization, macos-native, privacy-compliance, objective-c-binding

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