# fritzy/SleekXMPP

Python 2.6+/3.1+ XMPP Library

Repository: https://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sleekxmpp
Homepage: http://groups.google.com/group/sleekxmpp-discussion
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-02-18T22:54:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6081, "days_push": 2388, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1097, forks 289 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.521651+00:00)

## What it is
SleekXMPP is an MIT-licensed Python library for the XMPP (Jabber) messaging protocol, with plugin-based support for XEPs. It is deprecated in favor of Slixmpp, an asyncio-based fork.

## Use cases
- build an XMPP chat bot in Python
- send and receive Jabber messages programmatically
- connect to Google Talk or other XMPP servers
- implement custom XEP extensions as plugins
- write an XMPP client or component

## When to choose
- maintaining legacy Python 2/3 code that already uses SleekXMPP
- following examples from 'XMPP: The Definitive Guide'

## When to avoid
- starting a new Python 3 project - use Slixmpp instead
- needing asyncio support
- requiring actively maintained XMPP support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: sdk, middleware
- domain: messaging-platforms, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: xmpp, jabber, deprecated, chat-protocol, asyncio-successor

## Member repositories
- fritzy/SleekXMPP (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.521651+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 2026-08-30T06:46:34.341823+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fritzy/SleekXMPP (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.521651+00:00, sha 77e63c39e557)
  - homepage: http://groups.google.com/group/sleekxmpp-discussion (fetched 2026-08-29T12:50:00.695260+00:00, sha d075d28d3431)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/sleekxmpp/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:50:00.704055+00:00, sha ecea9b5f7ce1)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.