---
id: braintrust-core
version: "0.0.59"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: aging
---

# braintrust-core — Shared core dependencies for Braintrust packages

License: unclear · Maintenance: aging · Downloads: 2.8M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Braintrust Core is a minimal shared library designed to reduce code duplication across the Braintrust ecosystem by bundling common dependencies and utilities. It has no external runtime dependencies of its own, making it lightweight to install. The package supports Python 3.8 and later and is distributed as a pure Python wheel, ensuring broad compatibility.

As a foundational library, it is intended to be imported by other Braintrust packages rather than used directly by end users. Its value lies in centralizing shared code, but without clear documentation of what utilities it actually exports, it is difficult to assess its utility outside the Braintrust ecosystem context.

Use it for:

- Dependency for other Braintrust ecosystem packages that need access to shared core utilities.
- Reducing maintenance burden when multiple Braintrust packages share common code.
- Providing a stable, versioned foundation for internal Braintrust package development.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides shared core dependencies for packages in the Braintrust ecosystem, reducing duplication across related libraries.

Yes, if you are using other Braintrust packages that depend on it—it will be installed automatically. No, if you are evaluating it as a standalone utility: the package is aging, its license is undocumented, and its actual exports are not described. Install only as a transitive dependency or after verifying the license.

## Install

pip install braintrust-core
uv add braintrust-core
poetry add braintrust-core

## Installing braintrust-core

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Maintenance status is aging—last release was 459 days ago—so expect infrequent updates.

License in practice: License treatment is unclear; no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the package metadata. Verify the actual license terms before adopting this package in a commercial or restricted context.

Quickstart:

pip install braintrust-core==0.0.59

import braintrust_core

Requires Python 3.8.0 or later.

Verify before relying:

- What specific shared utilities or dependencies does this package actually export to consumers?
- Why has there been no release activity for 459 days despite being foundational?
- What is the actual license under which this package is distributed?

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: aging
- Downloads: 2.8M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

shared dependencies, braintrust ecosystem, core utilities library, package foundation, common dependencies, ecosystem-foundation, shared-library

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