python-webfinger

1.0 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python

Simple Python implementation of the WebFinger client protocol (RFC 7033). Version 1.0 is the current stable release. No update since 2012.

pip install webfinger

Common errors

error ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'webfinger' ↓

cause The package is not installed.

fix

Run 'pip install webfinger'.

error TypeError: webfinger() got an unexpected keyword argument 'ssl_verify' ↓

cause The library does not support custom SSL verification. Pass host directly without ssl_verify parameter.

fix

Use webfinger.webfinger(resource, host='example.com') instead of ssl_verify.

gotcha The module name and the only public function are both 'webfinger' — import webfinger then call webfinger.webfinger(). ↓

fix Use 'import webfinger' and 'webfinger.webfinger()'.

deprecated The library uses the legacy XRD/XML format in addition to JSON. Some modern servers may return only JSON. ↓

fix Ensure your server supports both or handle JSON-only responses manually.

webfinger
wrong
```
from webfinger import webfinger
```
correct
```
import webfinger
```
The library is a single module; the function is webfinger.webfinger().

Look up a user's WebFinger resource.

import webfinger

resource = 'acct:user@example.com'
result = webfinger.webfinger(resource)
print(result)