Tweepy
Python library for accessing the X (Twitter) API, simplifying authentication and API interactions.
Used in agent projects
22
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in sdks for hosted services
#37 of 44
by use in those projects
Downloads
698K
PyPI, last 7 days, tweepy
GitHub stars
11.2K
last push Jul 2, 2026
How Tweepy is used
Tweepy is a dependency in 22 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #37 of 44 in sdks for hosted services. The most used alternative there is Supabase JS. Projects that use it most often also use python-dotenv (90.9%), solders (81.8%), Requests (72.7%).
Often used with Tweepy
| python-dotenv | 90.9% of Tweepy projects · 13.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| solders | 81.8% of Tweepy projects · 24.6× more than average |
| Requests | 72.7% of Tweepy projects · 13.7× more than average |
| NumPy | 63.6% of Tweepy projects · 16.6× more than average |
| solana-py | 63.6% of Tweepy projects · 23.6× more than average |
| aiohttp | 59.1% of Tweepy projects · 25.4× more than average |
| base58 | 50.0% of Tweepy projects · 26.2× more than average |
| Pillow | 45.5% of Tweepy projects · 19.8× more than average |
Install
| Package | pip install tweepy |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (21), React Native / Expo (1) |
| Example projects | kr8tiv-ai/Jarvis, mikegianfelice/Hunter, ericrosenberg1/CityBot2, banodoco/brain-of-bndc, UnitapApp/unitap-backend |
Alternatives to Tweepy
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supabase JS npm Isomorphic JavaScript SDK for Supabase backend-as-a-service. |
927 (7.3%) | 30.5M | 4,574 | MIT |
| Supabase SSR npm Supabase client library optimized for server-side rendering frameworks. |
332 (2.6%) | 8.1M | 210 | MIT |
| Resend npm Node.js SDK for Resend email API to send transactional emails. |
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| Firebase npm Google's platform SDK for realtime database, auth, hosting and serverless functions. |
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| AWS SDK for JavaScript (S3) npm Official AWS SDK for uploading, downloading and managing S3 objects. |
200 (1.6%) | 49.4M | 3,673 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stripe npm Official SDK for integrating Stripe payments and billing into applications. |
197 (1.6%) | 23.5M | 4,523 | MIT |
| EmailJS npm Official browser SDK for sending emails directly from client-side JavaScript without a backend. |
189 (1.5%) | 122K | 143 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Supabase CLI npm Command-line tool for managing Supabase projects and databases locally. |
131 (1.0%) | 5.6M | 2,430 | MIT |