webfinger

library1.0pypypi✓ verified 85d ago

Simple Python implementation of the WebFinger client protocol (RFC 7033). Version 1.0 is the current stable release. No update since 2012.

http-networking

pip install webfinger

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · WEBFINGER

webfinger

http-networkingpythonv1.0

Install

3.1s avg

Import

19ms

Disk

20MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.018s · 22.4MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 3.1s · import 0.020s · 23MB

20MB installed

● package 20MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

webfinger

✓ import webfinger

✗ from webfinger import webfinger

The library is a single module; the function is webfinger.webfinger().

Look up a user's WebFinger resource.

import webfinger resource = 'acct:user@example.com' result = webfinger.webfinger(resource) print(result)

Debug

Known issues

gotchaThe module name and the only public function are both 'webfinger' — import webfinger then call webfinger.webfinger().

fix

Use 'import webfinger' and 'webfinger.webfinger()'.

affects: 1.0

deprecatedThe library uses the legacy XRD/XML format in addition to JSON. Some modern servers may return only JSON.

fix

Ensure your server supports both or handle JSON-only responses manually.

affects: 1.0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'webfinger'

The package is not installed.

fix

Run 'pip install webfinger'.

TypeError: webfinger() got an unexpected keyword argument 'ssl_verify'

The library does not support custom SSL verification. Pass host directly without ssl_verify parameter.

fix

Use webfinger.webfinger(resource, host='example.com') instead of ssl_verify.

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Version history

1.0latest on PyPI · released Nov 2, 2013

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Resources

githubhttp://github.com/jcarbaugh/python-webfinger ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/webfinger/ ↗