{"categories":[{"label":"Security","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Generates audio and image CAPTCHAs for use in web applications and security workflows, with support for custom voice and font data.","skillfed_tags":["bot-protection","accessibility"],"use_cases":["Generate image CAPTCHAs for web form submission to prevent automated bot attacks.","Create audio CAPTCHAs for accessibility compliance when image-based verification alone is insufficient.","Build a custom bot-detection layer by embedding CAPTCHA generation into a web service or API.","Integrate standalone CAPTCHA generation into a security workflow without relying on third-party services."],"what_it_does":"Captcha is a library for generating audio and image CAPTCHAs\u2014challenge-response tests used to verify that a user is human rather than a bot. It provides two separate modules: one for audio CAPTCHAs and one for image CAPTCHAs, each accepting a string to encode and outputting either a WAV file or PNG image. The library depends only on Pillow for image handling and supports Python 3.8 through 3.13.\n\nThe package is designed for developers building web applications or other systems that need human verification. It allows you to generate CAPTCHA data in memory or write it directly to files, and supports customization through your own voice and font data, though built-in data is available. The library has been in development since 2014 and remains in beta status; it is permissively licensed under BSD-3-Clause.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need simple, self-hosted CAPTCHA generation without external service dependencies. The low install friction, permissive license, and broad Python version support make it straightforward to adopt. However, the aging maintenance status (last release over a year ago) and beta classification suggest evaluating whether the feature set meets your needs before committing to production use. No known vulnerabilities."},"id":"captcha","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/captcha","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/captcha.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/captcha/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-03-01","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"captcha","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A captcha library that generates audio and image CAPTCHAs."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":392931,"position":7003,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.7.1"}