---
id: simple-websocket
version: "1.1.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# simple-websocket — Simple WebSocket server and client for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install simple-websocket
uv add simple-websocket
poetry add simple-websocket

## Description

simple-websocket
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Simple WebSocket server and client for Python.

## Resources

- [Documentation](http://simple-websocket.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
- [PyPI](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/simple-websocket)
- [Change Log](https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/simple-websocket/blob/main/CHANGES.md)

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

simple-websocket provides a straightforward WebSocket server and client implementation for Python, enabling bidirectional communication over WebSocket connections with minimal setup.

Verdict: simple-websocket is a well-maintained, permissively licensed WebSocket library with low installation friction and no known vulnerabilities. Its active status, top-1000 popularity tier, and straightforward dependency chain make it a reliable choice for adding WebSocket support to Python applications.

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