{"categories":[{"label":"Compression","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-archiving-compression"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides a backport of Python 3.6's zipfile module for use on earlier Python versions, enabling access to improvements made in that release.","skillfed_tags":["backport","legacy"],"use_cases":["Support older Python codebases that need 3.6-era zipfile improvements without upgrading the Python version.","Ensure consistent ZIP file handling behavior across a range of Python versions in legacy projects.","Access bug fixes or enhancements in the 3.6 zipfile that were not present in earlier standard library versions."],"what_it_does":"zipfile36 is a backport of the zipfile module from Python 3.6 to earlier Python versions. It allows developers working on older Python releases to access improvements and bug fixes that were introduced in the 3.6 standard library version, rather than relying on the older built-in zipfile module.\n\nThe package is designed as a conditional import: code can check the Python version and use the standard library zipfile on 3.6 and later while falling back to zipfile36 on earlier versions. It has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel, making installation straightforward.","worth_installing":"No. The package has been abandoned since October 2016 and will receive no maintenance or security updates. Modern Python versions include the improvements natively, and older versions are themselves end-of-life. If you need to support older Python, consider upgrading instead; if you're already on 3.6 or later, use the standard library directly."},"id":"zipfile36","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/zipfile36","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/zipfile36.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/zipfile36/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2016-10-16","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"zipfile36","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Read and write ZIP files - backport of the zipfile module from Python 3.6"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1424961,"position":3918,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.3"}