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

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 650.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package wraps the macOS MediaAccessibility framework for use in Python via PyObjC. It allows Python developers on macOS to access native media accessibility APIs introduced in macOS 10.9, such as features for captioning, audio descriptions, and other accessibility options. The wrapper is part of the larger PyObjC project and provides direct bindings to Objective-C framework classes.

The package itself does not include standalone documentation; instead, it relies on Apple's official MediaAccessibility framework documentation combined with PyObjC's general documentation for guidance on translating between Python and Objective-C. It requires pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa as dependencies and is actively maintained, supporting Python 3.10 through 3.15.

Use it for:

- Build macOS applications that need to query or configure media accessibility settings like closed captions.
- Integrate Python scripts with native macOS media accessibility features for automated testing or configuration.
- Develop accessibility-aware media players or tools that respect system-level accessibility preferences on macOS.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings for the macOS MediaAccessibility framework, enabling access to media accessibility features on macOS 10.9 and later.

Yes, if you are developing on macOS and need to access media accessibility framework features from Python. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and installs with low friction. It is only useful on macOS systems running Python 3.10 or later.

## Install

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

## Installing pyobjc-framework-MediaAccessibility

Before you install: Low friction installation with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 3 days ago with recent commits and no known vulnerabilities. Requires pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-Cocoa as runtime dependencies.

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

Quickstart:

pip install pyobjc-framework-mediaaccessibility

import MediaAccessibility
# Access MediaAccessibility framework classes and functions

macOS-only; requires Python 3.10 or later and a macOS system with the MediaAccessibility framework available.

Verify before relying:

- Specific MediaAccessibility classes and methods exposed by this wrapper beyond framework availability.
- Whether documentation is available beyond Apple's official MediaAccessibility framework documentation.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 650.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

macOS media accessibility framework, PyObjC MediaAccessibility bindings, macOS accessibility API python, cocoa media accessibility wrapper, python objc media framework, macos-only, objc-bindings, accessibility

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