{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/5"},{"label":"Systems Administration","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-systems-administration"},{"label":"Hardware","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-hardware"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python utilities for querying NVIDIA GPU device information through the NVIDIA Management Library (NVML).","skillfed_tags":["gpu-monitoring","deprecated","nvidia"],"use_cases":["Monitor available GPU memory and total memory capacity on a system during development or testing.","Query GPU device properties and utilization metrics in a Python script without shelling out to nvidia-smi.","Prototype GPU monitoring or resource-tracking tools before committing to a maintained library.","Retrieve structured GPU information for logging or diagnostic purposes in legacy codebases."],"what_it_does":"pynvml is a deprecated Python utility wrapper around NVIDIA's Management Library (NVML) that lets you query GPU device information programmatically. It depends on the official nvidia-ml-py bindings and exposes utilities that mimic the command-line nvidia-smi tool, allowing you to retrieve GPU memory, utilization, and other hardware metrics. The package is no longer actively maintained and is marked for deprecation; the project explicitly recommends using nvidia-ml-py directly instead.\n\nThe main entry point provides a DeviceQuery method that accepts filter strings matching nvidia-smi's query API. It is intended for demonstration and monitoring tasks rather than production use, and there is no guarantee of long-term support or maintenance.","worth_installing":"No. The package is explicitly deprecated and unmaintained as of version 13.0.1. The project's own documentation warns it is for demonstration only and recommends migrating directly to nvidia-ml-py. Unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it, use nvidia-ml-py instead."},"id":"pynvml","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pynvml","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pynvml.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pynvml/"},"maintenance":{"status":"aging"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-09-05","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pynvml","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python utilities for the NVIDIA Management Library"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3491659,"position":2603,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"13.0.1"}