# beeware/Python-Apple-support

A meta-package for building a version of Python that can be embedded into a macOS, iOS, tvOS or watchOS project.

Repository: https://github.com/beeware/Python-Apple-support
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/python-apple-support
Language: Makefile
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-04T01:59:54+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 95, release rhythm 88, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3715, "days_push": 30, "days_rel": 82, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 44}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1357, forks 209 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.411060+00:00)

## What it is
A meta-package that downloads, patches, and builds relocatable Python frameworks for embedding into macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS Xcode projects. It produces fat binaries of Python 3.10-3.14 with support for Apple Silicon and Intel hardware.

## Use cases
- embed python in an ios app
- build python frameworks for apple tv or watchos apps
- run python code inside a visionos app
- make a relocatable python build for macos app bundling
- compile python for apple silicon and intel macs
- package python for an xcode project

## When to choose
- You need to embed a full Python runtime into a native Apple-platform app
- You use Briefcase or another tool that consumes these support packages
- You need Python on iOS, tvOS, watchOS, or visionOS where standard Python builds don't work

## When to avoid
- You just need Python on a Mac for development - use an official installer or Homebrew
- You target Android or Windows - this only builds Apple-platform binaries
- You want prebuilt wheels for pip - this is a runtime framework, not a package index

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, sdk, compiler
- domain: mobile-development, cross-platform, developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: python-embedding, xcode, apple-platforms, frameworks, pep-730, briefcase, macos, ios

## Member repositories
- beeware/Python-Apple-support (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.411060+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:49.326047+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/beeware/Python-Apple-support (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.411060+00:00, sha 30ea1b4cd751)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.