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• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/GNOME/pygobject
• Owner: GNOME
• License: lgpl-2.1
• Created: 2012-06-02T04:05:12.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2026-03-28T20:16:28.000Z (19 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2026-03-28T21:25:35.115Z (19 days ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pygobject
• Size: 18.5 MB
• Stars: 156
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 30
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • Changelog: NEWS
  • License: COPYING

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README

          
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**PyGObject** is a Python package which provides bindings for `GObject

`__ based libraries such as `GTK

`__, `GStreamer `__,

`WebKitGTK `__, `GLib

`__, `GIO

`__ and many more.

It supports Linux, Windows, and macOS and works with **Python 3.9+** and

**PyPy3**. PyGObject, including this documentation, is licensed under the

**LGPLv2.1+**.

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Homepage

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https://pygobject.gnome.org

Installation

------------

The latest version from PyGObject can be installed from `PyPI `__:

    pip install PyGObject

PyGObject is only distributed as source distribution, so you need a C compiler installed on your host.

Please have a look at our `Getting Started `__ documentation

for OS specific installation instructions.

Development

~~~~~~~~~~~

Our website contains instructions on how to `set up a development environment

`__.

Default branch renamed to ``main``

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The default development branch of PyGObject has been renamed

to ``main``. To update your local checkout, use::

    git checkout master

    git branch -m master main

    git fetch

    git branch --unset-upstream

    git branch -u origin/main

    git symbolic-ref refs/remotes/origin/HEAD refs/remotes/origin/main