{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"pylsqpack provides Python Decoder and Encoder objects for reading and writing HTTP/3 headers compressed with QPACK, wrapping the ls-qpack C library.","skillfed_tags":["http3","qpack","protocol"],"use_cases":["Building HTTP/3 clients or servers that need to compress and decompress header frames.","Testing HTTP/3 protocol implementations with correct QPACK encoding and decoding.","Integrating QPACK support into proxy or gateway applications handling HTTP/3 traffic.","Protocol analysis tools that need to parse or generate HTTP/3 header compression.","Benchmarking or comparing QPACK compression efficiency in network applications."],"what_it_does":"pylsqpack is a Python binding for the ls-qpack C library, providing native QPACK compression and decompression for HTTP/3 headers. QPACK is the header compression scheme specified for HTTP/3, and this package exposes Decoder and Encoder objects that allow Python applications to compress headers for transmission or decompress received headers.\n\nThe package is compiled to native code for multiple platforms and architectures, making it suitable for HTTP/3 protocol implementations, proxies, and testing tools. It has no runtime dependencies beyond Python itself and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. The library is actively maintained and carries a permissive BSD-3-Clause license.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are building or testing HTTP/3 protocol support. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive license, and provides a straightforward binding to a well-established QPACK implementation. Install friction is moderate due to compiled wheels, but pre-built binaries are available for common platforms. Not necessary for standard HTTP/1.1 or HTTP/2 applications."},"id":"pylsqpack","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pylsqpack","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pylsqpack.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pylsqpack/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-29","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pylsqpack","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python wrapper for the ls-qpack QPACK library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3171749,"position":2713,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.24"}