{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/13"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parses command-line flags and arguments for Python programs, but this package is obsolete and unmaintained\u2014its functionality has been merged into Abseil Python.","skillfed_tags":["deprecated","legacy"],"use_cases":["Legacy systems still running code written against python-gflags that have not yet migrated to Abseil Python.","Temporary compatibility layer while transitioning an older codebase from python-gflags to absl-py.","Historical reference or educational purposes to understand how Google's original flag-parsing approach worked."],"what_it_does":"python-gflags is a command-line flag parsing library for Python that allows programs to define and process command-line arguments declaratively. It was originally developed by Google but has since been superseded and merged into the Abseil Python Common Libraries project.\n\nThe package is no longer maintained. The repository is archived, the last commit was in 2020, and the latest release dates to 2017. The package's own summary explicitly states it is obsolete and directs users to migrate to absl-py instead. Installing this package exposes you to an unmaintained codebase with no security updates or bug fixes.","worth_installing":"No. This package is explicitly obsolete and unmaintained. The maintainers direct all users to migrate to Abseil Python instead. Do not install for new projects. Only consider it if you are maintaining legacy code that has not yet migrated, and treat migration as urgent."},"id":"python-gflags","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-gflags","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/python-gflags.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/python-gflags/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2017-10-27","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"python-gflags","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Obsolete. Please migrate to absl-py instead."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":340454,"position":7411,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.1.2"}