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id: pyobjc-framework-searchkit
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# pyobjc-framework-SearchKit — Wrappers for the framework SearchKit on macOS

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 655.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

pyobjc-framework-searchkit is a Python wrapper around macOS's native SearchKit framework, part of the larger PyObjC project that bridges Python and Objective-C. It allows Python developers to interact with the system's built-in file indexing and search capabilities without dropping to shell commands or lower-level APIs. The package depends on pyobjc-core (the bridge itself) and pyobjc-framework-CoreServices (a related framework wrapper), and is designed to work with Python 3.10 and later on macOS systems.

This is a macOS-specific tool: it only runs on Apple's operating system and provides access to SearchKit, which handles indexed searching of files and metadata. Developers use it when they need to programmatically search the file system, integrate with Spotlight-like functionality, or build macOS applications that leverage the system's indexing infrastructure. The package is in production/stable status and actively maintained, with no known security issues.

Use it for:

- Build a macOS application that searches indexed files using native SearchKit without spawning external processes
- Integrate file search capabilities into a Python tool running on macOS that respects the system's existing Spotlight index
- Automate metadata queries on macOS files through Python without reimplementing search logic
- Create a macOS-native search UI or backend that leverages the system's built-in indexing infrastructure

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Python bindings for macOS's SearchKit framework, enabling programmatic access to the system's file indexing and search capabilities.

Yes, if you are developing on macOS and need programmatic access to SearchKit. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and carries a permissive MIT license. It is not useful on non-macOS systems. Verify that SearchKit's API surface meets your search requirements before committing to it.

## Install

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

## Installing pyobjc-framework-SearchKit

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

License in practice: MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart:

pip install pyobjc-framework-searchkit

from SearchKit import SKSearch, SKIndex
# Create or open a search index and perform queries

macOS operating system required; Python 3.10 or later; pyobjc-core and pyobjc-framework-CoreServices must be installed as dependencies.

Verify before relying:

- Whether SearchKit bindings cover the full macOS SearchKit API surface or a subset
- Performance characteristics when indexing or searching large file collections
- Compatibility with non-Intel macOS architectures beyond what classifiers indicate

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 655.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

macos searchkit python bindings, file indexing search framework, macos system search api, python objc searchkit wrapper, macos file search integration, macos-specific, objc-bridge, file-search

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