{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides the TemporaryDirectory context manager for Python 2.7 and early Python 3 versions that lack it in their standard library.","skillfed_tags":["legacy-support","python-2"],"use_cases":["Legacy Python 2.7 codebases that need safe temporary directory handling without manual cleanup.","Supporting Python 3.4 or 3.5 applications where TemporaryDirectory is not yet available in the standard library.","Unified code that must run on both Python 2 and early Python 3 versions using a single import.","Migrating older projects away from manual tempfile cleanup logic to a context-manager approach."],"what_it_does":"backports.tempfile backports the TemporaryDirectory context manager from Python's standard tempfile module to older Python versions that lack it. TemporaryDirectory is a context manager that creates a temporary directory and automatically cleans it up when the context exits.\n\nThis package targets Python 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6. It has no runtime dependencies and installs with low friction. However, the package is abandoned\u2014no releases since 2017-10-13 and no commits since 2019-04-02. It is only relevant if you are maintaining legacy code that must run on these old Python versions.","worth_installing":"No, unless you are actively maintaining legacy code on Python 2.7, 3.4, or 3.5. The package is abandoned (last release 2017-10-13, last commit 2019-04-02) and unnecessary for any modern Python project. If you do need it for legacy support, it installs cleanly with no dependencies, but expect no future maintenance or security updates."},"id":"backports-tempfile","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/backports-tempfile","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/backports-tempfile.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/backports-tempfile/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2017-10-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"backports.tempfile","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Backport of new features in Python's tempfile module"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1228976,"position":4188,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.0"}