{"categories":[{"label":"Internationalization","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-internationalization"},{"label":"Localization","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-localization"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"PyICU-binary provides pre-built Python bindings to the ICU C++ libraries for Unicode text processing, internationalization, and localization without requiring compilation.","skillfed_tags":["unicode-processing","i18n-localization","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Build multilingual applications that need locale-aware text sorting and collation without writing C++ code","Process Unicode text with proper normalization and character property detection across different languages","Access CLDR data for date, time, number, and currency formatting in multiple locales","Perform case conversion and text transformation operations that respect Unicode rules and language conventions"],"what_it_does":"PyICU-binary is a Python wrapper around the ICU (International Components for Unicode) C++ libraries, which implement Unicode standards, text processing, and internationalization features. It allows Python developers to access ICU capabilities for locale-aware operations, text collation, normalization, and character encoding without building from source. The package provides precompiled wheels for common platforms, reducing installation complexity compared to building from source.\n\nThe package has no runtime dependencies beyond the underlying ICU C++ libraries, which must be present on the system. It supports both CPython and PyPy and is classified as production-stable, though it has not been actively maintained since 2021-09-14. Users on macOS need to ensure ICU is discoverable via pkg-config, and Linux users require the manylinux_2_24 environment or compatible system libraries.","worth_installing":"Yes-with-conditions. PyICU-binary is worth installing if you need ICU functionality and want to avoid compilation overhead, and if you are using Python 3.6\u20133.9 on macOS or Linux with manylinux_2_24 support. However, the package is abandoned (no releases since 2021-09-14), so verify that prebuilt wheels exist for your Python version and platform before committing. Do not use for new projects requiring ongoing maintenance."},"id":"pyicu-binary","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyicu-binary","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyicu-binary.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyicu-binary/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-09-14","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"PyICU-binary","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Python extension wrapping the ICU C++ API"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":434897,"position":6685,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.7.4"}