{"categories":[{"label":"Scientific/Engineering","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/scientific-engineering/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Adds XRootD storage support to fsspec, enabling file access to XRootD servers through fsspec's unified interface using the 'root' protocol.","skillfed_tags":["xrootd-storage","fsspec-plugin","scientific-computing"],"use_cases":["Access files stored on XRootD servers from Python without writing XRootD-specific client code.","Integrate XRootD storage into data processing pipelines that already use fsspec for other storage backends.","Read scientific datasets hosted on XRootD infrastructure in high-energy physics workflows.","Build tools that need to work uniformly across multiple storage systems, including XRootD, via fsspec's protocol abstraction."],"what_it_does":"fsspec-xrootd is a plugin that extends fsspec (a filesystem abstraction layer) to work with XRootD, a distributed file storage system commonly used in high-energy physics and scientific computing. Once installed, fsspec can transparently read and write files on XRootD servers using the 'root' protocol scheme, letting you treat remote XRootD storage like a local filesystem in your Python code.\n\nThe package wraps the XRootD client bindings and integrates them into fsspec's standard interface. It depends on both fsspec and xrootd (the compiled client library), and is actively maintained with support for Python 3.9 through 3.14. It is currently in early development status but has been in use since 2022.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need to access XRootD storage from Python and are comfortable with the early development status (Planning phase). Install friction is low, maintenance is active, and there are no known vulnerabilities. The main prerequisite is having the XRootD client bindings available on your Linux system. Not relevant if you don't use XRootD or need Windows/macOS support."},"id":"fsspec-xrootd","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/fsspec-xrootd","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/fsspec-xrootd.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/fsspec-xrootd/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-06-01","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"fsspec-xrootd","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"xrootd implementation for fsspec"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1192580,"position":4236,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.5.5"}