{"categories":[{"label":"Application Frameworks","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-application-frameworks/6"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Quip creates a web-based user interface for Python command-line applications, bridging CLI tools with a browser-based frontend.","skillfed_tags":["abandoned","legacy"],"use_cases":["Add a web interface to an existing Python CLI tool without rewriting the core logic","Prototype a web UI for a command-line utility during development","Provide a browser-based alternative frontend to users who prefer web interfaces over terminals"],"what_it_does":"Quip is a minimal web framework that lets you add a browser-based UI to Python command-line applications. It bridges the gap between traditional CLI tools and modern web interfaces by generating a web frontend from your Python code.\n\nThe package requires external npm dependencies (stylus and rapydscript-ng) to be installed globally before use, which adds setup complexity. It was last updated in June 2016 and is now abandoned, meaning no active maintenance, bug fixes, or compatibility updates are happening. The project has minimal adoption (2 GitHub stars) and receives very few downloads relative to its position in the PyPI ecosystem.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned (last updated June 2016), requires external npm dependencies that may no longer be maintained, and has no active maintenance or security support. Unless you are maintaining legacy code already using Quip, choose a modern alternative instead."},"id":"quip","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/quip","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/quip.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/quip/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-06-24","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"quip","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Quick user interfaces for Python"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":78591,"position":14423,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.12"}