{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/15"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides type stubs for the boltons library, enabling static type checkers like mypy and pyright to validate code that uses boltons without requiring the library itself to be installed.","skillfed_tags":["type-stubs","static-analysis"],"use_cases":["Add type checking to a project that uses boltons without waiting for boltons itself to add native type hints.","Catch type errors in boltons utility calls (e.g., dictutils, tableutils) during CI/CD before runtime.","Enable IDE autocomplete and type inference for boltons APIs in editors that support type stubs.","Maintain strict type checking in a codebase that depends on boltons for data structures or utilities."],"what_it_does":"This is a type stub package that bridges the gap between the boltons utility library and static type checkers. Type stubs are files that describe the types and signatures of a library's public API without containing runtime code, allowing tools like mypy and pyright to validate your code against boltons even if boltons itself doesn't ship with type hints. The stubs are maintained as part of the typeshed project, a centralized repository of type information for popular Python packages.\n\nYou install types-boltons alongside boltons in your development environment. Once installed, your type checker will understand boltons' APIs and catch type errors in code that uses it. The package has no runtime dependencies and is lightweight\u2014it's purely metadata for type checkers. It's tested against recent versions of mypy and pyright to ensure accuracy.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use boltons and want static type checking. It's a lightweight stub package with no runtime overhead, active maintenance, and permissive licensing. Install it in your development environment alongside boltons to unlock type safety for boltons code."},"id":"types-boltons","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-boltons","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-boltons.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/types-boltons/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-24","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"types-boltons","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Typing stubs for boltons"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":146575,"position":11096,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"26.1.0.20260724"}