{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Compresses and decompresses text using the LZ-String algorithm, supporting multiple output formats including Base64 encoding.","skillfed_tags":["compression","legacy-maintenance"],"use_cases":["Compress Unicode text including non-ASCII characters for storage or transmission over bandwidth-constrained channels","Interoperate with JavaScript applications using the original LZ-String library by compressing and decompressing shared data","Reduce payload size in web APIs or data serialization where standard compression formats are not suitable","Archive or deduplicate text-heavy datasets where LZ-String's algorithm offers acceptable compression ratios"],"what_it_does":"lzstring is a Python port of the LZ-String JavaScript compression library. It provides methods to compress and decompress text into various formats, including Base64, making it useful for reducing payload size when transmitting or storing text data. The package has no runtime dependencies and works with both Python 2 and 3, though its classifiers reflect only legacy Python versions (2.6\u20133.3).\n\nThe library is dormant: the latest release was June 2018, and while the repository shows a commit from October 2023, there has been no active development or maintenance for years. It remains available and functional for basic compression tasks, but the lack of recent updates means compatibility with modern Python versions is uncertain.","worth_installing":"No. The package is dormant (last release June 2018), classifiers claim only Python 2.6\u20133.3 support, and actual compatibility with modern Python is unverified. High install friction from source distribution adds friction. While MIT-licensed and free of known vulnerabilities, the lack of maintenance and uncertain modern-Python support make it a poor choice for new projects. Consider only if you must interoperate with legacy systems already using this library."},"id":"lzstring","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/lzstring","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/lzstring.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/lzstring/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2018-06-01","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"lzstring","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"lz-string for python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":353830,"position":7299,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.0.4"}