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Tapo v0.11.1 supports devices with third-party compatibility disabled

mihai.dinculescu.dev 11 min read Editor score 7/10

The Rust and Python client now works with Tapo devices whose third-party compatibility switch is off, following firmware changes that had caused 403 errors. The release is a useful example of maintaining a client against a changing device protocol.

What: Version 0.11.1 of the Rust and Python tapo client supports Tapo devices with Third-Party Compatibility switched off, with minor exceptions.
How: The library implements TPAP; its Python package is a thin wrapper around the Rust crate.
Why it matters: Protocol support lets integrations keep working without requiring users to enable the Third-Party Compatibility switch.

The Python package wraps the Rust crate, which communicates with Tapo devices using TPAP. Sketched from the article's own text.

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