---
id: boa-str
version: "1.1.0"
license: MIT License
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# boa-str — Convert strings to snakecase

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 2.8M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Boa is a lightweight string normalization library that converts arbitrary text into snake_case format. It handles common transformations like lowercasing, converting camelCase and PascalCase to snake_case, and stripping punctuation—useful for generating safe identifiers for file paths, database schema names, or table names from user-provided strings.

The package has no runtime dependencies and installs easily, but it has been unmaintained since 2017-07-10. While the core functionality is simple and unlikely to break, you should expect no updates, security patches, or support for Python versions beyond what was available at release time.

Use it for:

- Generate safe S3 file path names from user-defined event strings like 'User Buys Item' → 'user_buys_item'
- Convert camelCase column or table names to snake_case for database schemas in Redshift or similar systems
- Normalize user input strings into valid Python identifiers or configuration keys
- Transform event names or labels from UI text into standardized internal naming conventions

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts strings to snake_case by normalizing case, stripping punctuation, and handling camelCase or PascalCase inputs.

Yes, if you need simple snake_case conversion and can tolerate an unmaintained package. The core functionality is straightforward and unlikely to break, there are no known vulnerabilities, and it has no dependencies. However, do not use it if you require ongoing maintenance, support for recent Python versions, or security updates—consider a maintained alternative instead.

## Install

pip install boa-str
uv add boa-str
poetry add boa-str

## Installing boa-str

Before you install: Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies. However, the package has been abandoned since its latest release on 2017-07-10, so maintenance and security patches are not expected.

License in practice: Licensed under MIT License (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install boa-str

import boa
result = boa.constrict('Hello Boa')
print(result)  # 'hello_boa'

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package works reliably with Python versions released after 2017 (classifiers list only up to 3.6)
- Whether there are known edge cases or limitations in string normalization not covered in the examples
- Current compatibility with modern Python interpreters and environments

## Package facts

- License: MIT License (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 2.8M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

string to snake case converter, camelcase to snakecase, normalize string case, convert to snake_case, string case conversion, inflector snake case, punctuation stripping converter, string-normalization, unmaintained

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