TextBlob: Simple, Pythonic Text Processing

TextBlob is a Python library designed for processing textual data, providing a simplified API for common Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. It encompasses functionalities like sentiment analysis, part-of-speech tagging, noun phrase extraction, and more, building on top of NLTK and pattern libraries. The current version is 0.20.0, with a release cadence that indicates active maintenance and updates, as seen with recent releases in late 2025 and early 2026.