{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/17"},{"label":"Internet","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet/4"},{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"},{"label":"Installation/Setup","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-installation-setup"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings and utilities for interacting with Google Compute Engine metadata and guest environment configuration on Linux VMs.","skillfed_tags":["deprecated","gce-legacy"],"use_cases":["Troubleshooting or inspecting legacy GCE instances running very old images that still use the Python-based guest environment.","Accessing GCE metadata server from a custom Python script on an older instance where native packages are not available.","Historical reference or porting work when migrating from very old GCE deployments to modern infrastructure.","Development or testing of GCE metadata interaction patterns in environments where native packages cannot be installed."],"what_it_does":"This is a legacy Python package that provided the guest environment tooling historically installed on Google Compute Engine Linux images. It includes scripts and daemons that read the GCE metadata server to configure virtual machines on the platform\u2014handling hostname setup, system initialization, and other on-boot configuration tasks. The package is now deprecated and archived; Google has moved these functions into separate packages distributed as native system packages rather than PyPI modules.\n\nThe PyPI version exists mainly as a legacy artifact. It targets Python 2.6 through 3.7 and has received no updates since 2019-01-24. If you are running a GCE instance, the native system packages installed by Google's repositories are the current standard. This PyPI package should only be considered if you have a specific reason to use the old Python-based guest environment code.","worth_installing":"No. This package is abandoned (last commit 2021-10-28, last release 2019-01-24) and targets end-of-life Python versions. Install this only if you are maintaining a legacy system that explicitly requires the old Python-based guest environment code. For any new or modern GCE workload, use the native system packages from Google Cloud repositories instead."},"id":"google-compute-engine","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/google-compute-engine","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/google-compute-engine.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/google-compute-engine/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2019-01-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"google-compute-engine","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Google Compute Engine"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":156422,"position":10785,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.8.13"}