websockets
WebSocket implementation for Python with RFC 6455 and 7692 compliance.
Used in agent projects
286
2.3% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http clients and networking
#5 of 29
by use in those projects
Downloads
109M
PyPI, last 7 days, websockets
GitHub stars
5,732
last push Oct 10, 2026
How websockets is used
websockets is a dependency in 286 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (2.3%), #5 of 29 in http clients and networking. The most used alternative there is Axios. Projects that use it most often also use Requests (68.5%), python-dotenv (65.0%), solders (58.7%). It is more common in projects set up for Roo Code (5.3%) than for GitHub Copilot (2.0%).
Often used with websockets
| Requests | 68.5% of websockets projects · 12.9× more than average |
|---|---|
| python-dotenv | 65.0% of websockets projects · 10.0× more than average |
| solders | 58.7% of websockets projects · 17.6× more than average |
| Pydantic | 55.2% of websockets projects · 10.8× more than average |
| solana-py | 52.1% of websockets projects · 19.3× more than average |
| AnyIO | 49.7% of websockets projects · 33.9× more than average |
| aiohttp | 49.0% of websockets projects · 21.1× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 2.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 2.0% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 2.1% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 2.5% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 3.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 2.0% of projects set up for it |
| Roo Code | 5.3% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list websockets as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install websockets |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (280), Next.js (4), Other (2) |
| Example projects | dramaclaw/dramaclaw, solana-developers/solana-cookbook, daydreamlive/DEMON, henrytirla/Solana-Trading-Bot, bobmatnyc/claude-mpm |
Alternatives to websockets
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axios npm Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.js with interceptors. |
1,264 (10.0%) | 115M | 109K | MIT |
| Requests pypi Elegant Python HTTP library for making web requests. |
675 (5.3%) | 309M | 54.6K | Apache-2.0 |
| aiohttp pypi Async HTTP client/server framework for Python with WebSocket support. |
295 (2.3%) | 117M | 16.6K | — |
| ws npm Simple, fast WebSocket client and server for Node.js with full RFC support. |
287 (2.3%) | 283M | 22.8K | MIT |
| httpx pypi Modern Python HTTP client with async support, replacing the standard requests library. |
266 (2.1%) | 16M | 15.6K | BSD-3-Clause |
| node-fetch npm Bring the Fetch API to Node.js for making HTTP requests. |
219 (1.7%) | 207M | 8,852 | MIT |
| urllib3 pypi HTTP client with thread-safe connection pooling, file uploads and advanced features. |
193 (1.5%) | 338M | 4,071 | — |
| AnyIO pypi Async I/O framework supporting both asyncio and Trio with high-level networking abstractions. |
186 (1.5%) | 206M | 2,555 | — |