devpi-common
Utilities jointly used by devpi-server, devpi-client and others.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained utility library with low install friction, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you are building on the devpi ecosystem or need its specific version-handling and tar-extraction utilities; otherwise, it is primarily useful as a transitive dependency of devpi-server or devpi-client.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as of 2026-02-09 with recent bug fixes and memory optimizations; repository shows 1214 stars and was last committed to 2026-08-10.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive) permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
last release 2026-02-09 (186 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 1,214 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 227,081 downloads/mo, #9,188 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install devpi-common
from devpi_common.version import Version
v = Version('1.0.0')
print(v)- Whether the version handling and tar extraction utilities are suitable for production use outside the devpi ecosystem.
- Performance characteristics of the __slots__ optimization introduced in 4.1.0 for memory-constrained environments.
What it is and what it does
devpi-common is a utility library that centralizes shared functionality used by devpi-server, devpi-client, and related tools. It provides version comparison and normalization (including legacy version support via packaging-legacy), secure tar extraction with guards against malicious archives, and type information exports. The package depends on lazy, packaging-legacy, and requests, making it a lightweight bridge for devpi ecosystem components that need consistent version handling and file operations.
The library is production-stable and actively maintained, with recent releases addressing type hints, memory efficiency through __slots__, and security improvements in archive extraction. It supports Python 3.7 through 3.14 and PyPy, making it compatible with a wide range of Python environments.
Use it for
- Building devpi-server or devpi-client extensions that need consistent version parsing and comparison.
- Integrating legacy Python package version handling into custom package management tools.
- Safely extracting and validating tar archives in package distribution workflows.
- Standardizing version normalization across multiple devpi ecosystem components.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a stable, actively maintained utility library with low install friction, permissive licensing, and no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you are building on the devpi ecosystem or need its specific version-handling and tar-extraction utilities; otherwise, it is primarily useful as a transitive dependency of devpi-server or devpi-client.
Install
devpi-common on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as of 2026-02-09 with recent bug fixes and memory optimizations; repository shows 1214 stars and was last committed to 2026-08-10.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive) permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install devpi-common
from devpi_common.version import Version
v = Version('1.0.0')
print(v)Verify before relying
- Whether the version handling and tar extraction utilities are suitable for production use outside the devpi ecosystem.
- Performance characteristics of the __slots__ optimization introduced in 4.1.0 for memory-constrained environments.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packageslazypackaging-legacyrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 186 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 227,081 / month, #9,188 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: devpi_common-4.1.1-py3-none-any.whl
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