antsibull-fileutils
Tools for building the Ansible Distribution
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building or maintaining Ansible community tools. Low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and full type support make it a solid dependency. The copyleft license is a non-issue for open-source Ansible work but requires review for proprietary use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; intended for use within Ansible community tooling ecosystems.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release 54 days ago and commits through August 2026.
License · maintenance · safety
GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND PSF-2.0 (copyleft) — Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later with additional BSD-2-Clause, MIT, and PSF-2.0 components. Copyleft treatment means derivative works must be distributed under compatible terms; suitable for internal or open-source Ansible tooling but requires license review for proprietary use.
last release 2026-06-21 (54 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 361,957 downloads/mo, #7,235 on PyPI
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pip install antsibull-fileutils
import antsibull_fileutils
# Specific usage depends on the public API exposed by the package- What specific file operations and utilities are exposed by the public API
- Whether async file operations are the primary interface or a secondary feature
- How the YAML handling integrates with pyyaml beyond basic dependency inclusion
What it is and what it does
antsibull-fileutils is a utility library built for the Ansible community to support file operations in tooling that builds or processes Ansible distributions. It wraps aiofiles for async file I/O and integrates pyyaml for YAML handling, providing a shared foundation so that multiple Ansible tools don't duplicate file-handling logic.
The package is actively maintained under semantic versioning, supports modern Python versions (3.9 through 3.14), and is fully typed. It carries a copyleft GPL-3.0-or-later license with additional BSD-2-Clause, MIT, and PSF-2.0 components, making it suitable for open-source and internal Ansible tooling but requiring license compatibility review before use in proprietary software.
Use it for
- Building or maintaining Ansible distribution tooling that needs consistent async file I/O patterns
- Processing YAML configuration files in Ansible community tools with async support
- Sharing file utility code across multiple Ansible-related projects to reduce duplication
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building or maintaining Ansible community tools.
Low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and full type support make it a solid dependency. The copyleft license is a non-issue for open-source Ansible work but requires review for proprietary use.
Install
antsibull-fileutils on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 54 days ago and commits through August 2026. Supports current Python versions (3.9–3.14) and is typed.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; intended for use within Ansible community tooling ecosystems.
License in practice
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later with additional BSD-2-Clause, MIT, and PSF-2.0 components. Copyleft treatment means derivative works must be distributed under compatible terms; suitable for internal or open-source Ansible tooling but requires license review for proprietary use.
Quickstart
pip install antsibull-fileutils
import antsibull_fileutils
# Specific usage depends on the public API exposed by the packageVerify before relying
- What specific file operations and utilities are exposed by the public API
- Whether async file operations are the primary interface or a secondary feature
- How the YAML handling integrates with pyyaml beyond basic dependency inclusion
Package facts
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later AND BSD-2-Clause AND MIT AND PSF-2.0 copyleft |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesaiofilespyyaml |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 54 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 361,957 / month, #7,235 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaFramework :: AnsibleIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Typing :: Typed |
Evidence: antsibull_fileutils-1.5.3-py3-none-any.whl
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