{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/5"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Etelemetry is a lightweight Python client that queries a remote server for project version information and checks whether the current version is outdated or flagged as problematic.","skillfed_tags":["version-checking","telemetry-client","scientific-python"],"use_cases":["Embed in a scientific Python package to notify users of critical bug-fix releases at import time.","Check for deprecated versions in a Jupyter notebook or IPython session to warn about known issues.","Query the etelemetry server in a CI/CD pipeline to validate that a deployed version is not on a blocklist.","Build a version-monitoring dashboard that polls etelemetry for multiple projects to track adoption and flag problems.","Integrate into a package manager or installer to warn users before installing a known-bad release."],"what_it_does":"Etelemetry is a client library for communicating with a remote telemetry server to fetch project metadata, specifically current version numbers and lists of known bad versions. It is designed to be embedded in other Python projects so they can notify users at runtime if they are running an outdated or problematic release.\n\nThe package provides two main entry points: `get_project()` to retrieve raw version data for a project identified by its GitHub organization and name (e.g., \"nipy/nipype\"), and `check_available_version()` to compare a user's current version against the remote record and print human-readable warnings if an update is available or if the version is flagged as buggy. Projects that adopt etelemetry typically call it on import in interactive environments (notebooks, REPLs) to alert users without disrupting normal execution.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you maintain a Python package and want a lightweight, zero-configuration way to notify users of critical updates or known bugs at runtime. The permissive license and low dependency footprint make it easy to embed. However, be aware the package is dormant (last release over a year ago) and the remote server's availability and long-term support are not documented; verify the etelemetry infrastructure is stable for your use case before relying on it in production."},"id":"etelemetry","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/etelemetry","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/etelemetry.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/etelemetry/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2023-10-13","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"etelemetry","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Etelemetry python client API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":511801,"position":6257,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.1"}