{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/14"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Checks whether a given version of a PyPI package is outdated by querying PyPI, with results cached for 24 hours and optional background execution.","skillfed_tags":["version-checking","pypi-integration"],"use_cases":["Embed a version check in a library's startup to warn users when they are running an outdated release.","Build a CI/CD step that programmatically detects whether the current package version is behind the latest PyPI release.","Monitor installed packages in a long-running application without blocking execution by using background thread mode.","Query a private or alternative PyPI repository by passing a custom repository_url format string."],"what_it_does":"Outdated is a lightweight library that checks whether a given version of a PyPI package is the latest available. It queries PyPI's JSON API, caches results on disk for 24 hours to avoid repeated requests, and can optionally run the check in a background thread to avoid blocking. The main entry point is `warn_if_outdated()`, which emits a warning if the version is outdated; a lower-level `check_outdated()` function returns a boolean and the latest version string for programmatic use. The library depends on setuptools, littleutils, and requests.\n\nThe package is designed for library authors to embed version-check warnings in their own packages. It retries failed HTTP calls up to 3 times and allows configuration via environment variables to suppress warnings or raise exceptions instead. Because the package is abandoned (last release October 2022, last commit July 2023), it will not receive updates for PyPI API changes or Python compatibility issues.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need a simple, low-friction way to check package versions and can tolerate the abandoned status. The library is stable and has no known vulnerabilities, but you should not expect updates if PyPI's API changes or if you encounter bugs. Best suited for embedding in library startup code or one-off version checks; for production monitoring of many packages, consider an actively maintained alternative."},"id":"outdated","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/outdated","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/outdated.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/outdated/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2022-10-29","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"outdated","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Check if a version of a PyPI package is outdated"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":160659,"position":10654,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.2.2"}