{"categories":[{"label":"Compression","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-archiving-compression"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python bindings to the Zstandard (zstd) compression library with an API similar to bz2, lzma, and zlib modules.","skillfed_tags":["compression","zstandard","compatibility-shim"],"use_cases":["Compress and decompress data in zstd format on Python 3.10+ where native support is available","Migrate legacy code from pyzstd to the standard library compression.zstd module","Work with seekable zstd streams or tar archives in zst format","Maintain compatibility with code written against the pyzstd API"],"what_it_does":"pyzstd is a Python wrapper around the Zstandard compression library that mirrors the API of Python's built-in compression modules (bz2, lzma, zlib). It compresses and decompresses data using the zstd format, which offers fast compression with good compression ratios. Since version 0.19.0, it internally uses Python's native compression.zstd module when available.\n\nThe package is now primarily a compatibility shim for projects that need zstd support on Python 3.10+. The maintainers recommend that new projects use Python's standard library compression.zstd directly, and existing projects consider migrating. It remains actively maintained and carries no known security vulnerabilities.","worth_installing":"No for new projects\u2014use Python's native compression.zstd module instead. Yes-with-conditions for existing codebases already using pyzstd that need to stay on Python 3.10+; the package is stable and actively maintained but the maintainers explicitly recommend migration to the standard library."},"id":"pyzstd","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyzstd","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/pyzstd.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/pyzstd/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2025-12-13","license_spdx":"BSD-3-Clause","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"pyzstd","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Support for Zstandard (zstd) compression"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":8519496,"position":1612,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.19.1"}