{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/10"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides access to deprecated Python packaging APIs\u2014specifically `LegacyVersion` and a version parser\u2014that were removed from the main packaging library.","skillfed_tags":["compatibility-shim","deprecated-api","version-parsing"],"use_cases":["Parsing version strings from legacy Python packages that predate modern standardization.","Maintaining code that imports `LegacyVersion` directly without refactoring to current version handling.","Supporting old package metadata or version formats in a tool or library that cannot migrate immediately.","Bridging a dependency tree where some transitive packages still expect the old packaging API."],"what_it_does":"packaging-legacy is a compatibility shim that restores APIs removed from the main packaging library. It provides `LegacyVersion` and a `parse` function for handling version strings in older formats that the current packaging library no longer supports. The package depends only on packaging itself and is marked production-stable across Python 3.7\u20133.11.\n\nYou would use this only if your codebase or dependencies still reference `LegacyVersion` or need to parse legacy version strings. It is not a replacement for packaging\u2014it is a narrow bridge for code that was written against older packaging APIs and cannot be easily updated.","worth_installing":"Yes, but only if you have a specific need: code that imports `LegacyVersion` or relies on legacy version parsing. The package is stable and permissively licensed, but dormant\u2014no active maintenance since mid-2024. Do not install it as a general dependency; install it only to unblock a concrete compatibility issue with legacy version formats."},"id":"packaging-legacy","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/packaging-legacy","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/packaging-legacy.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/packaging-legacy/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2023-11-28","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"packaging-legacy","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Core utilities for legacy Python packages"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":269571,"position":8257,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"23.0.post0"}