{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/17"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides utility tools for Python development, though the package is no longer maintained and offers minimal documentation on its specific functionality.","skillfed_tags":["abandoned","legacy"],"use_cases":["Legacy projects that already depend on shutils and require it to remain installed for backward compatibility.","Educational or archival purposes to study an older Python utility package design.","Development environments where the specific utilities provided happen to solve a narrow, well-understood problem and no alternative is available."],"what_it_does":"shutils is a utility library for Python development that was last updated on 2020-05-01 and is no longer actively maintained. The package summary describes it as providing 'tools for python development,' but the fact sheet contains no detail on what those tools are or what problems they solve. With zero runtime dependencies and minimal documentation, it appears to be a lightweight helper library, though its exact purpose and functionality remain unclear from the available metadata.\n\nThe package carries high install friction due to being distributed only as a source archive. More critically, it has been abandoned for many years with no updates, no issue responses, and minimal adoption (4 repository stars). Without active maintenance, there is no assurance of compatibility with modern Python versions or any response to security or compatibility issues that may arise.","worth_installing":"No. The package is abandoned, offers no clear documentation of what it provides, has high install friction, and has not been updated since 2020-05-01. Even though it carries no known vulnerabilities and uses a permissive license, the lack of maintenance, unclear functionality, and minimal adoption make it a poor choice for new projects. Only consider it if you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on it."},"id":"shutils","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/shutils","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/shutils.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/shutils/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2020-05-01","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"shutils","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Tools for python development."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":83308,"position":14081,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.0"}