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xblocks-contrib

library0.17.0pypypiunverified

A collection of XBlocks for the Open edX platform, including video, discussion, poll, HTML, problem, PDF, and other contributed blocks. Version 0.16.1 requires Python >=3.12. Active development with frequent releases, used inside Open edX installations.

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pip install xblocks-contrib

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · XBLOCKS-CONTRIB

xblocks-contrib

web-frameworkpythonv0.17.0

Install

26.6s avg

Import

—

Disk

519MB

Pass rate

6/ 10

Env Coverage6 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.13.1 · 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

glibc

py 3.10

✕ build_error

py 3.11

✓ —

✓ 26.4s

py 3.12

✓ —

✓ 27s

py 3.13

✓ —

✓ 26.4s

py 3.9

✕ build_error

519MB installed

● package 519MB

Code

Verified usage

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

VideoBlock

✓ from xblock_pdf import VideoBlock

✗ from xblocks_contrib.video import VideoBlock

Import and instantiate a VideoBlock to verify installation.

from xblocks_contrib.video import VideoBlock block = VideoBlock() print(block.display_name)

Debug

Known issues

breakingVersion 0.14.0 dropped Python 3.11 support; Python >=3.12 is required.

fix

Use Python 3.12 or newer.

affects: >=0.14.0

deprecatedLegacy XModuleMixin attributes were removed in 0.15.3 from Poll, Discussion, Annotatable, HTML, and Problem blocks.

fix

Replace any usage of legacy XModuleMixin attributes with the new XBlock API.

affects: 0.15.3+

gotchaThe package name uses underscores (xblocks_contrib) for Python imports, but the PyPI package uses a hyphen (xblocks-contrib).

fix

Install with 'pip install xblocks-contrib' but import with 'import xblocks_contrib'.

affects: all

Upgrade

Version history

0.17.0latest on PyPI · released Jun 12, 2026

Audit

Dependencies

XBlockrequiredRequired runtime dependency for all XBlocks.

DjangooptionalUsed for web framework integration, typically provided by Open edX.

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