{"categories":[{"label":"WWW/HTTP","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/internet-www-http/7"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Download individual files from remote zip archives without fetching the entire file, using HTTP range requests to minimize bandwidth.","skillfed_tags":["remote-file-access","bandwidth-optimization"],"use_cases":["Extract a single file from a large remote zip without downloading gigabytes of data.","List archive contents and selectively download only needed members from S3 or other HTTP-hosted zips.","Integrate remote zip access into data pipelines where bandwidth or latency is a constraint.","Stream specific files from cloud-hosted archives using custom authentication (auth parameter)."],"what_it_does":"remotezip is a Python library that lets you read and extract individual files from zip archives hosted on remote web servers without downloading the entire archive. It wraps the standard library's zipfile.ZipFile class and uses HTTP Range requests to fetch only the parts of the archive you need\u2014typically the central directory and the specific member you want to extract.\n\nThe library requires the remote server to support Range headers and depends only on requests for HTTP communication. It exposes the full ZipFile API (namelist, extract, open, read, etc.), making it a drop-in replacement for local zip operations when bandwidth matters. A command-line tool is also included for quick listing and extraction from the shell.","worth_installing":"Yes, if your use case involves selective extraction from remote zips and the server supports Range requests. The low install friction and permissive license make it a practical choice. Be aware that dormant maintenance (900 days since last release) means security or compatibility updates may lag; verify the package works with your Python version and target servers before relying on it in production."},"id":"remotezip","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/remotezip","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/remotezip.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/remotezip/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-02-26","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"remotezip","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Access zip file content hosted remotely without downloading the full file."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":90856,"position":13560,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.12.3"}