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oauthlib/oauthlib

A generic, spec-compliant, thorough implementation of the OAuth request-signing logic observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/oauthlib/oauthlib · homepage · Python · BSD-3-Clause (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 92
  • Release rhythm 40
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 2
  • age_days: 5401
  • days_rel: 439
  • days_push: 50
  • n_releases_24m: 2

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2980 stars · 525 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OAuthLib is a Python framework implementing the OAuth 1.0 (RFC 5849) and OAuth 2.0 (RFC 6749) request-signing and authorization logic in a spec-compliant way. It is framework- and HTTP-library-agnostic, letting developers graft OAuth client or provider support onto any HTTP library or web framework with a thin veneer.

Use cases

  • add OAuth2 login to my Python web app
  • implement an OAuth1 request-signing client
  • build an OIDC provider in Python
  • add OAuth support to a custom HTTP library
  • validate OAuth bearer and JWT tokens
  • implement OAuth2 provider endpoints for my API

When to choose

  • you need spec-compliant OAuth1/OAuth2 logic decoupled from any specific HTTP framework
  • you are a library maintainer wanting to add OAuth support with minimal effort
  • you need OpenID Connect or JWT bearer token handling in Python

When to avoid

  • you want a batteries-included OAuth integration for a specific framework like Django or Flask (use framework-specific wrappers like requests-oauthlib or django-oauth-toolkit)
  • you need a turnkey hosted identity solution
  • your project is not in Python

Facets

library · maturity stable

auth authorization middleware security web-development apis developer-tools python cross-platform oauth1 oauth2 openid-connect jwt request-signing framework-agnostic

2 sources

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RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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