TextBlob is a Python library for processing textual data, providing a simple, intuitive API for common natural language processing (NLP) tasks such as sentiment analysis, part-of-speech tagging, noun phrase extraction, tokenization, spelling correction, and classification. It wraps NLTK and a vendorized subset of the pattern library, offering a unified interface that feels like working with Python strings. The library is designed as a monolithic package with a pluggable architecture: abstract base classes define interfaces for taggers, tokenizers, sentiment analyzers, and parsers, allowing users to swap implementations. Core classes include TextBlob, Word, Sentence, Blobber (a factory for sharing models), and WordList. The codebase is well-structured, employs lazy loading and caching for performance, and includes a format registry for reading data files (CSV, JSON, TSV). While primarily a library for application integration, it also bundles linguistic data files (lexicons, spelling frequencies, sentiment lexicons) that are used for research-oriented tasks. The project is actively maintained, supports Python 3.10–3.14, and uses modern tooling (GitHub Actions, renovate, pre-commit).