{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/22"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides utility classes for Python development, including singleton pattern support and dynamic function pointers, though with known limitations in Python 3.","skillfed_tags":["legacy","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Maintaining legacy Python 2 codebases where the package was already in use.","Adding dynamic function pointer support to older Python applications predating modern alternatives.","Educational reference for understanding how singleton metaclasses were implemented in early Python libraries."],"what_it_does":"pyjon.utils is a small utility library providing design-pattern implementations for Python development. It offers classes for singletons and dynamic function pointers. The package has no runtime dependencies, making it lightweight to install.\n\nThe package was last updated in 2014 and is now abandoned. While it was ported to Python 3, the documentation explicitly warns that the Singleton metaclass does not work in Python 3, making it unsuitable for modern Python 3 projects that rely on that feature. For Python 2 codebases still in maintenance, it may serve as a lightweight utility, but for new projects or Python 3 development, its limitations and lack of maintenance are significant concerns.","worth_installing":"No, not for new projects. The package is abandoned (last release 2014-10-10), and its own documentation warns that the Singleton metaclass\u2014a core feature\u2014does not work in Python 3. For Python 2 legacy maintenance only, and only if already in use; modern Python 3 projects should seek maintained alternatives."},"id":"pyjon-utils","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyjon-utils","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyjon-utils.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyjon-utils/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2014-10-10","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyjon.utils","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Useful tools library with classes to do singletons, dynamic function pointers..."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":74589,"position":14814,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.7"}