Google APIs Common Protos

1.73.1 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

The 'googleapis-common-protos' library provides common protocol buffer types used across various Google APIs. The current version is 1.73.1, released on March 28, 2026. The library is actively maintained with regular updates to ensure compatibility and feature enhancements.

Warnings

breaking Version 1.67.0 removed .proto files from wheels, causing issues for users relying on these files for building Python Protobuf bindings.
Fix: Pin to 'googleapis-common-protos<1.67.0' or ensure that your build process does not depend on the presence of .proto files in the package.
breaking Incompatibility with 'protobuf' versions 4.21.5 and above, leading to import errors in dependent packages.
Fix: Downgrade 'protobuf' to a version below 4.21.5 to maintain compatibility.
gotcha Importing modules directly without the 'from' syntax may lead to import errors due to module resolution issues.
Fix: Use the 'from' syntax for imports, e.g., 'from google.rpc import error_details_pb2'.

Install

pip install googleapis-common-protos Install googleapis-common-protos

Imports

error_details_pb2
```
from google.rpc import error_details_pb2
```
Direct import may fail; use the 'from' syntax for proper module resolution.

Quickstart

This example demonstrates how to create, serialize, and deserialize a common error detail message using the 'googleapis-common-protos' library.

from google.rpc import error_details_pb2

# Create an instance of a common error detail message
detail = error_details_pb2.DebugInfo()
detail.detail = 'Detailed error information'

# Serialize the message to a string
serialized_detail = detail.SerializeToString()

# Deserialize the string back to a message
new_detail = error_details_pb2.DebugInfo()
new_detail.ParseFromString(serialized_detail)

print(new_detail.detail)

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