approval-utilities
Utilities for your production code that work well with approvaltests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need snapshot-based testing utilities. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive Apache-2.0 license, and supports current Python versions (3.10 through 3.14). There are no known security vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (typing_extensions).
- Active maintenance with a recent release 12 days old and steady repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-02 (12 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 209 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 157,901 downloads/mo, #10,743 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install approval-utilities
from approval_utilities import verify
result = "test output"
verify(result)- What specific utility functions this package provides beyond core testing capabilities.
- Whether this package is intended for end users or primarily for internal use.
- How this package integrates with testing frameworks like pytest or unittest.
- What the verify() function signature and behavior are.
What it is and what it does
Approval-utilities is a utility package that provides helpers for snapshot-based testing workflows. It depends on typing_extensions and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. The package is actively maintained with recent releases and integrates with modern Python environments.
The package is designed to work in testing contexts where developers need to verify complex objects and output against approved snapshots. It operates by comparing current test results against golden-master files, launching diff tools when results diverge to help developers review and approve changes.
Use it for
- Verify complex nested data structures in tests without writing fragile equality checks.
- Compare long text output or formatted strings where manual assertion would be error-prone.
- Manage golden-master test files for regression detection in API or document generation tests.
- Review test output changes during development or refactoring using diff tools.
- Integrate snapshot-based testing into Python test suites with minimal boilerplate.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need snapshot-based testing utilities.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive Apache-2.0 license, and supports current Python versions (3.10 through 3.14). There are no known security vulnerabilities.
Install
approval-utilities on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (typing_extensions). Active maintenance with a recent release 12 days old and steady repository activity.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install approval-utilities
from approval_utilities import verify
result = "test output"
verify(result)Verify before relying
- What specific utility functions this package provides beyond core testing capabilities.
- Whether this package is intended for end users or primarily for internal use.
- How this package integrates with testing frameworks like pytest or unittest.
- What the verify() function signature and behavior are.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetyping_extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 12 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 157,901 / month, #10,743 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: MacOS :: MacOS XOperating System :: Microsoft :: WindowsOperating System :: POSIXProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: approval_utilities-19.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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