appdirs-stubs
Type stubs for appdirs
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use appdirs and enforce static type checking. The package is lightweight and permissively licensed. However, the abandoned status means the stubs will not be updated if appdirs evolves; verify that the stubs match your installed appdirs version before relying on them in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later.
- The package has low install friction—a single pure-Python wheel with one runtime dependency (appdirs).
- However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned as of 2026-01-10, meaning no further maintenance or updates are expected.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2026-01-10 (216 days) · last repo commit 2026-01-10 · 2 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 190,043 downloads/mo, #9,915 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install appdirs-stubs
import appdirs
config_dir = appdirs.user_config_dir('myapp')- Whether the type stubs remain accurate and complete for current versions of appdirs.
- Whether type coverage is comprehensive or partial for the appdirs API surface.
- Compatibility of stubs with appdirs versions released after 2026-01-10.
What it is and what it does
appdirs-stubs is a type-stub package that adds static type information to the appdirs library. It allows Python developers using appdirs—a utility for finding platform-specific application directories—to get type hints in their IDE and pass static type checkers without errors.
The package is a thin layer of metadata with no runtime behavior of its own and depends only on appdirs. It is intended for developers who want type safety when calling appdirs functions. The repository is archived and no longer maintained, so the stubs reflect the state of appdirs at the time the package was last updated on 2026-01-10.
Use it for
- Add type hints to appdirs calls in a type-checked codebase without type: ignore comments.
- Enable IDE autocompletion and parameter hints when writing code that uses appdirs functions.
- Satisfy strict type checking in CI/CD pipelines that enforce type coverage for dependencies.
- Provide type information to downstream packages that depend on appdirs and need typed APIs.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use appdirs and enforce static type checking.
The package is lightweight and permissively licensed. However, the abandoned status means the stubs will not be updated if appdirs evolves; verify that the stubs match your installed appdirs version before relying on them in production.
Install
appdirs-stubs on PyPI
Before you install
The package has low install friction—a single pure-Python wheel with one runtime dependency (appdirs). However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned as of 2026-01-10, meaning no further maintenance or updates are expected.
Requires Python 3.9 or later.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
pip install appdirs-stubs
import appdirs
config_dir = appdirs.user_config_dir('myapp')Verify before relying
- Whether the type stubs remain accurate and complete for current versions of appdirs.
- Whether type coverage is comprehensive or partial for the appdirs API surface.
- Compatibility of stubs with appdirs versions released after 2026-01-10.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageappdirs |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 216 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 190,043 / month, #9,915 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython |
Evidence: appdirs_stubs-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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