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

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 662.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package wraps Apple's Automator framework for use in Python, allowing developers to interact with macOS Automator workflows and create custom actions programmatically. It sits on top of pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa, translating Objective-C framework calls into Python.

The package is intended for developers building macOS automation tools or integrating Automator capabilities into Python applications. It does not include its own documentation; users must consult Apple's Automator framework documentation and PyObjC's general translation guides to understand how to map Objective-C patterns to Python. The wrapper supports modern Python versions (3.10 through 3.15) and is actively maintained.

Use it for:

- Create custom Automator actions in Python that can be loaded and run within the Automator application on macOS.
- Programmatically execute Automator workflows from a Python application without launching the Automator GUI.
- Integrate macOS automation capabilities into Python-based system administration or DevOps tools.
- Build Python scripts that interact with Automator's action system for workflow orchestration.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings to macOS's Automator framework, enabling you to create actions for the Automator application and run workflows programmatically from Python code.

Yes, if you are developing on macOS and need to interact with the Automator framework from Python. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and carries a permissive license. Install friction is moderate due to platform specificity and compiled dependencies, but this is unavoidable for macOS framework bindings. Not applicable on non-macOS systems.

## Install

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

## Installing pyobjc-framework-Automator

Before you install: Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels (macOS only) and compiled dependencies on pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa. Active maintenance with recent releases (3 days old as of the fact sheet date) and a stable codebase since 2009.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive, allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution.

Quickstart:

pip install pyobjc-framework-automator

import Automator
# Access Automator framework classes and methods through the Automator module

macOS only; requires Python 3.10 or later; requires a macOS system with the Automator framework available.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package provides high-level convenience APIs or requires direct Objective-C framework knowledge to use effectively.
- Whether documentation exists beyond Apple's framework docs and PyObjC's general translation guidance.
- Specific examples of action development or workflow execution patterns supported by this wrapper.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: medium
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 662.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

macos automator python bindings, automator framework wrapper, python automator actions, macos workflow automation python, pyobjc automator, automator framework python, macos automation framework, macos-only, framework-binding, automation

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