{"categories":[{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"},{"label":"System Shells","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-system-shells"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"A command-line tool that scans installed Python packages and reports their software licenses in a formatted table.","skillfed_tags":["license-audit","compliance","dependency-management"],"use_cases":["Generate a license report for all dependencies in a Python project for compliance documentation","Audit installed packages to identify which ones use restrictive licenses before shipping code","Create an automated license inventory as part of a CI/CD pipeline for dependency management","Check license compatibility when adding new packages to an existing project"],"what_it_does":"pip-licenses-cli is a command-line utility that inspects your Python environment and generates a report of all installed packages and their associated software licenses. It was created as a maintained fork of the original pip-licenses project, providing a drop-in replacement for versions up to 5.0.0. The tool outputs license information in a formatted table, making it easy to audit your project's dependencies for compliance or documentation purposes.\n\nThe package depends on pip-licenses-lib for core license-detection logic, prettytable for formatted output, and tomli for configuration parsing on Python versions below 3.11. It is designed with minimal external dependencies and supports optional SPDX expression parsing when installed with the [spdx] extra. The tool is actively maintained and classified as production-stable.","worth_installing":"Yes. This is a straightforward, actively maintained utility with low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to audit or document the licenses of your Python dependencies\u2014it solves a real compliance and documentation problem with minimal overhead."},"id":"pip-licenses-cli","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pip-licenses-cli","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pip-licenses-cli.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pip-licenses-cli/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-06","license_spdx":"MIT","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pip-licenses-cli","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Dump the software license list of Python packages installed with pip."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":113662,"position":12336,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"4.1.0"}