{"categories":[{"label":"Dynamic Content","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http-dynamic-content"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides the cgi and cgitb modules removed from Python 3.13's standard library, allowing existing CGI scripts to run on newer Python versions without modification.","skillfed_tags":["legacy-support","cgi-compatibility"],"use_cases":["Running existing CGI scripts on Python 3.13+ without rewriting them to use modern web frameworks.","Maintaining backward compatibility in projects that still use cgi.FieldStorage or cgitb for error handling.","Gradual migration of legacy systems by keeping old CGI code functional while planning a transition to ASGI or WSGI."],"what_it_does":"legacy-cgi is a fork of Python's cgi and cgitb modules that were removed from the standard library in Python 3.13 per PEP-594. It restores those modules for projects that still depend on them, allowing CGI scripts written for Python 3.12 and earlier to run unchanged on newer Python versions.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies and is designed purely for compatibility\u2014the author explicitly recommends that new applications use ASGI or WSGI frameworks instead. It is most useful as a conditional dependency for legacy codebases that cannot immediately migrate away from CGI.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you have code that depends on cgi or cgitb and cannot immediately refactor to ASGI or WSGI. Install it conditionally to avoid unnecessary overhead on older Python versions. No security vulnerabilities are known. Not recommended for new projects."},"id":"legacy-cgi","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/legacy-cgi","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/legacy-cgi.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/legacy-cgi/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-10-27","license_spdx":"PSF-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"legacy-cgi","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Fork of the standard library cgi and cgitb modules removed in Python 3.13"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":6193550,"position":1960,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.6.4"}