{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/3"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides the aifc module, a pure-Python redistribution of Python's removed standard library for reading and writing audio interchange files.","skillfed_tags":["legacy-stdlib","audio-format"],"use_cases":["Migrating legacy Python code that imports aifc after upgrading to Python 3.13 or later.","Maintaining older projects that read or write AIFF audio files without rewriting audio handling logic.","Providing aifc as a dependency when you cannot modify upstream code that relies on the standard library version."],"what_it_does":"standard-aifc is a pure-Python redistribution of the aifc module that Python removed from its standard library as part of PEP 594's \"dead batteries\" initiative. The aifc module reads and writes audio interchange files, a format used primarily in legacy audio workflows. It depends on standard-chunk and audioop-lts, both also removed standard library modules now available as redistributions.\n\nThis package is intended for projects that still depend on aifc after its removal from the standard library. The repository explicitly states it provides only minimal compatibility support and is not actively developed\u2014it serves as an archive of the removed code rather than an actively maintained audio library. If you need aifc for legacy code migration or maintaining older projects, this provides a path forward; for new audio work, you should consider actively maintained alternatives.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you have legacy code that depends on aifc and you cannot refactor it to use an alternative audio library. Install it as a drop-in replacement for the removed standard library module. No, if you are starting new audio work\u2014seek actively maintained audio libraries instead. The package is stable but dormant, so expect no new features or active maintenance."},"id":"standard-aifc","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/standard-aifc","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/standard-aifc.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/standard-aifc/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-10-30","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"standard-aifc","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Standard library aifc redistribution. \"dead battery\"."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":3872716,"position":2470,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"3.13.0"}