apeye
Handy tools for working with URLs and APIs.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. apeye is actively maintained, has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem for API and URL-heavy code. The copyleft license (LGPLv3+) is a consideration if you're building proprietary software, but poses no issue for open-source or internal tools. Install it if you need convenient URL handling, response caching, or request rate-limiting in an HTTP client.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Rate-limiting via the rate_limiter module requires the optional 'limiter' extra to be installed separately.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with recent commits; supports Python 3.6 through 3.11 and PyPy.
License · maintenance · safety
copyleft license (copyleft) — Licensed under LGPLv3+, a copyleft license requiring derivative works to be licensed under compatible terms and source code to be made available.
last release 2023-08-14 (1096 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-06 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 856,504 downloads/mo, #4,888 on PyPI
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pip install apeye
from apeye import URL
url = URL('https://api.example.com') / 'endpoint'
response = url.get()- Whether the rate_limiter module's optional 'limiter' extra adds significant functionality or is rarely needed
- Performance characteristics when caching large API responses or handling high request volumes
What it is and what it does
apeye is a utility library for working with URLs and HTTP APIs in Python. It provides three main tools: pathlib-like URL objects that let you construct and manipulate URLs with familiar path-like syntax, a JSON-backed cache decorator to avoid redundant function calls, and a CacheControl adapter that integrates with requests to rate-limit HTTP requests. The package wraps requests and related utilities to make common API and URL-handling patterns more convenient.
It's designed for developers building HTTP clients, API wrappers, or tools that need to manage URL construction, response caching, or request throttling. The library supports Python 3.6 and later, including PyPy, and is actively maintained. Most functionality is available out of the box; rate-limiting via the rate_limiter module requires an optional 'limiter' extra.
Use it for
- Build API client libraries with URL construction and request rate-limiting built in
- Cache expensive API calls to avoid redundant network requests during development or testing
- Construct and manipulate URLs programmatically using a familiar pathlib-like interface
- Throttle HTTP requests to respect API rate limits or reduce server load
- Combine URL handling, caching, and rate control in a single dependency
Worth the install?
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Yes.
apeye is actively maintained, has low install friction, no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem for API and URL-heavy code. The copyleft license (LGPLv3+) is a consideration if you're building proprietary software, but poses no issue for open-source or internal tools. Install it if you need convenient URL handling, response caching, or request rate-limiting in an HTTP client.
Install
apeye on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained with recent commits; supports Python 3.6 through 3.11 and PyPy.
Rate-limiting via the rate_limiter module requires the optional 'limiter' extra to be installed separately.
License in practice
Licensed under LGPLv3+, a copyleft license requiring derivative works to be licensed under compatible terms and source code to be made available.
Quickstart
pip install apeye
from apeye import URL
url = URL('https://api.example.com') / 'endpoint'
response = url.get()Verify before relying
- Whether the rate_limiter module's optional 'limiter' extra adds significant functionality or is rarely needed
- Performance characteristics when caching large API responses or handling high request volumes
Package facts
| License | copyleft license copyleft |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6.1 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesapeye-coredomdf-python-toolsplatformdirsrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,096 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 856,504 / month, #4,888 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later (LGPLv3+)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: apeye-1.4.1-py3-none-any.whl
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