{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/13"},{"label":"Archiving","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-archiving"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides the xdrlib module for encoding and decoding XDR (External Data Representation) data, extracted from CPython 3.10.8 to support code that relied on this standard library before its deprecation in Python 3.11.","skillfed_tags":["deprecated-stdlib-backport","binary-serialization"],"use_cases":["Parse GROMACS TPR and EDR files in molecular dynamics analysis workflows","Maintain compatibility with code that uses xdrlib after upgrading to Python 3.11 or later","Serialize and deserialize binary data in XDR format for scientific computing applications","Support legacy molecular dynamics analysis pipelines that depend on xdrlib functionality"],"what_it_does":"mda-xdrlib is a standalone extraction of CPython 3.10.8's xdrlib module, packaged to preserve functionality after xdrlib was deprecated in Python 3.11 and marked for removal in Python 3.13. The module provides classes and functions for encoding and decoding data in XDR (External Data Representation) format, a standard binary serialization protocol. It was created to support projects that rely on xdrlib for parsing GROMACS TPR and EDR molecular dynamics files, avoiding the need to vendor the code into multiple projects.\n\nThe package contains the original CPython implementation with minimal cosmetic changes, documented in a CHANGES file. It supports Python 3.7 through 3.11, has no external runtime dependencies, and installs as a simple wheel. The code is mature and stable, requiring little ongoing maintenance since it is a frozen snapshot of a well-tested standard library component.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use code that depends on xdrlib and you are running Python 3.11 or later. The package is a direct extraction of stable CPython code with no dependencies, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it only if you actually need xdrlib; if you are still on Python 3.10 or earlier, the standard library version is sufficient."},"id":"mda-xdrlib","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mda-xdrlib","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mda-xdrlib.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mda-xdrlib/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2023-08-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mda-xdrlib","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Stand-alone XDRLIB module (from cpython 3.10.8)"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":309541,"position":7753,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.0"}