{"categories":[{"label":"Filesystems","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-filesystems"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Sets file creation time on Windows systems via Python, allowing you to modify the creation timestamp of files programmatically.","skillfed_tags":["windows-only","file-metadata"],"use_cases":["Restore original file creation timestamps when extracting or copying files from backups on Windows.","Synchronize file timestamps between a source and destination during file mirroring or replication tasks.","Implement custom file archival or version-control workflows that require precise creation-time metadata.","Automate batch file timestamp corrections for compliance or audit purposes on Windows systems."],"what_it_does":"win32-setctime is a small, focused utility that wraps Windows API calls to set file creation timestamps from Python. It exposes a single function, setctime(), that takes a file path, a Unix timestamp, and optional symlink-following behavior. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel.\n\nThis is useful when you need precise control over file metadata on Windows\u2014for instance, when restoring files from backups, synchronizing timestamps across systems, or implementing custom file management workflows. The package supports Python 3.5 through 3.13 and is marked Production/Stable, though development has been dormant since its last release.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you are on Windows and need to set file creation times programmatically. The package is stable, has no dependencies, and installs easily. The dormant maintenance status is not a concern for a small, single-purpose utility with no external dependencies. Not applicable on non-Windows systems."},"id":"win32-setctime","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/win32-setctime","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/win32-setctime.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/win32-setctime/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2024-12-07","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"win32-setctime","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"A small Python utility to set file creation time on Windows"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":6270976,"position":1943,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.2.0"}