conjur-client
APIs for interacting with the Conjur v5 appliance
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is in Alpha with a warning that naming and APIs are subject to breaking changes, the repository is archived, and there have been no releases since 2020-11-05. For production use with Conjur, the maintainers recommend using versions from the latest Conjur OSS suite release rather than this abandoned package. Only consider it if you are locked to an old Conjur version and cannot upgrade.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.5 or later; Conjur OSS server must be running and accessible at the specified URL.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- However, the package is in Alpha status with breaking changes possible, and the repository is archived with no releases since 2020-11-05, indicating the project is no longer actively maintained.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both commercial and open-source projects.
last release 2020-11-05 (2108 days) · last repo commit 2024-09-09 · 19 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 81,511 downloads/mo, #14,222 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip3 install conjur-client
from conjur import Client
client = Client(url='https://conjur.myorg.com',
account='default',
login_id='admin',
password='mypassword')
value = client.get('conjur/my/variable')- Whether the package remains compatible with current Conjur OSS versions given the lack of recent updates
- Whether the Alpha status APIs have stabilized or if breaking changes remain likely
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.5 despite the 'supports_current' designation
What it is and what it does
conjur-client is a Python SDK for the Conjur OSS secrets management platform. It provides a Client class to authenticate with a Conjur server and perform operations like retrieving secrets, setting variable values, and managing policies through methods such as get(), set(), apply_policy_file(), and list(). The package also includes a CLI tool (conjur-cli) that wraps these API operations into command-line commands for scripting and automation.
The package depends on requests and urllib3 for HTTP communication, PyYAML for configuration parsing, and includes development dependencies like pylint and nose2. It is designed to work with Conjur v5 appliances and supports authentication via login credentials, API keys, or local .netrc/.conjurrc configuration files.
Use it for
- Retrieve secrets and variables from a Conjur vault within Python applications for database credentials, API keys, and other sensitive data
- Automate policy management by applying or replacing Conjur policies programmatically from Python scripts
- Build command-line tools and deployment scripts using the included conjur-cli executable to interact with Conjur without writing Python code
- Integrate Conjur secret management into microservices and containerized applications running on Python 3.5 or later
- Manage privileged access and authentication across multiple services by centralizing secret retrieval through the Conjur client
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is in Alpha with a warning that naming and APIs are subject to breaking changes, the repository is archived, and there have been no releases since 2020-11-05. For production use with Conjur, the maintainers recommend using versions from the latest Conjur OSS suite release rather than this abandoned package. Only consider it if you are locked to an old Conjur version and cannot upgrade.
Install
conjur-client on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. However, the package is in Alpha status with breaking changes possible, and the repository is archived with no releases since 2020-11-05, indicating the project is no longer actively maintained.
Requires Python 3.5 or later; Conjur OSS server must be running and accessible at the specified URL.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both commercial and open-source projects.
Quickstart
pip3 install conjur-client
from conjur import Client
client = Client(url='https://conjur.myorg.com',
account='default',
login_id='admin',
password='mypassword')
value = client.get('conjur/my/variable')Verify before relying
- Whether the package remains compatible with current Conjur OSS versions given the lack of recent updates
- Whether the Alpha status APIs have stabilized or if breaking changes remain likely
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.5 despite the 'supports_current' designation
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.5 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 7 packagesPyInstallerPyYAMLnose2pylintrequeststwineurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,108 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 81,511 / month, #14,222 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyTopic :: Office/BusinessTopic :: SecurityTopic :: Security :: CryptographyTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: Systems AdministrationTopic :: System :: Systems Administration :: Authentication/DirectoryTopic :: Utilities |
Evidence: conjur_client-0.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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