---
id: chalkpy-rs
version: "0.1.1"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# chalkpy-rs — Native Rust extension package for chalkpy

License: unclear · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 566.4K/mo

## What it is and what it does

chalkpy-rs is a native Rust extension package that serves as the compiled backend for chalkpy. It is distributed as a Python package named chalkpy-rs and provides the top-level import module chalk_rs. The package has no runtime dependencies and is available as pre-built wheels across Python versions 3.10 through 3.14 on macOS, Linux, and Windows platforms.

This is a specialized dependency package typically installed as a transitive requirement when using chalkpy rather than directly by end users. The medium install friction reflects the need to match compiled wheels to your Python version and architecture, though the broad wheel coverage minimizes compatibility issues on common platforms.

Use it for:

- Installed as a compiled dependency when using chalkpy for feature engineering workflows
- Providing native-code performance acceleration for chalk-based computations
- Supporting chalkpy-based machine learning pipelines that require compiled backend performance

## Worth the install?

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

Provides a native Rust extension package that serves as the compiled backend for chalkpy, distributed under the import name chalk_rs.

Yes, if you are using chalkpy. Install it as a dependency of chalkpy rather than directly unless you have a specific reason to use it standalone. The package is actively maintained with no known vulnerabilities and supports current Python versions. License status is unclear, so verify licensing terms before use in proprietary projects.

## Install

pip install chalkpy-rs
uv add chalkpy-rs
poetry add chalkpy-rs

## Installing chalkpy-rs

Before you install: Medium install friction due to compiled wheels; actively maintained with recent release and broad platform coverage across macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Quickstart:

pip install chalkpy-rs

Requires Python 3.10 or later and less than 3.15; pre-built wheels available for macOS (x86_64, arm64), Linux (x86_64, aarch64), and Windows (x86_64)

Verify before relying:

- What specific functionality this package provides and its intended use cases beyond serving as a chalkpy dependency
- Whether chalk_rs can be used standalone or only as a transitive dependency
- License terms, as license_treatment is marked unclear

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: medium
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 566.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

rust extension for python, native compiled python module, chalkpy rust backend, high-performance python binding, compiled extension package, rust-extension, compiled-binary

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