Mastodon.py: A Python library for the Mastodon API

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Lorenz Diener (0000-0001-9370-9243), Corentin Delcourt

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Diener et al., (2026). Mastodon.py: A Python library for the Mastodon API. Journal of Open Source Software, 11(120), 8946, https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08946

@article{Diener2026, doi = {10.21105/joss.08946}, url = {https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08946}, year = {2026}, publisher = {The Open Journal}, volume = {11}, number = {120}, pages = {8946}, author = {Diener, Lorenz and Delcourt, Corentin}, title = {Mastodon.py: A Python library for the Mastodon API}, journal = {Journal of Open Source Software} }
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