tweepy/tweepy
Twitter for Python! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
81/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 59
- 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: 266.0
- age_days: 6267
- days_rel: 62
- days_push: 62
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
11175 stars · 4529 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Tweepy is an open-source Python library for accessing the Twitter/X API. It wraps the API's endpoints in user-friendly Python functions, supporting both synchronous and asynchronous usage.
Use cases
- post tweets from a python script
- read a user's timeline with the twitter api
- stream tweets in real time
- authenticate with twitter using oauth
- build a twitter bot in python
- search recent tweets via the x api
When to choose
- you want to interact with the Twitter/X API from Python with a well-maintained wrapper
- you need OAuth handling and API v1.1/v2 support out of the box
- you want async support for streaming or concurrent API calls
When to avoid
- you work in a language other than Python
- you need a general-purpose HTTP client rather than a Twitter-specific wrapper
- you are unwilling to deal with Twitter/X API pricing tiers and access requirements
Facets
library · maturity active
http-client sdk apis social-media developer-tools python cross-platform twitter x-api social-media-api api-client oauth automation
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tweepy/tweepy · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1940718f7560
- homepage: https://www.tweepy.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 9a847c70dcf1
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tweepy/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · c07b83f1896c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tweepy/tweepy | main | 81 |
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