django-cprofile-middleware
Easily add cProfile profiling to django views.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last release 2020-02-20, last commit 2021-08-18) with no active maintenance or security updates. Modern Django and Python versions may have broken compatibility. For profiling Django views, prefer actively maintained alternatives.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django with DEBUG=True and (by default) an authenticated user with is_staff=True; compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified
- High install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- The package is abandoned—last commit was 2021-08-18 and last release 2020-02-20.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2020-02-20 (2367 days) · last repo commit 2021-08-18 · 153 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 90,241 downloads/mo, #13,609 on PyPI
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# Install
pip install django-cprofile-middleware
# In settings.py, add to MIDDLEWARE:
MIDDLEWARE = [
...,
'django_cprofile_middleware.middleware.ProfilerMiddleware'
]
# Then visit http://localhost:8000/your-view/?prof while logged in as staff- Compatibility with modern Django versions (1.10+ middleware API is mentioned, but no upper bound specified)
- Python version support is unspecified; may not work with recent Python releases
- Whether the package works with Django's async views or only synchronous handlers
What it is and what it does
django-cprofile-middleware is a Django middleware that wraps request handling with Python's cProfile profiler. When you add `?prof` to any URL while logged in as a staff user (by default), the middleware captures function-call timing data and displays it inline, letting you see which functions consumed the most CPU time during that request. It supports sorting results by different metrics and downloading the profile data for visualization in external tools.
The middleware activates only when Django's DEBUG setting is True and (by default) when the requesting user has staff privileges. It's a development-only tool for identifying performance bottlenecks without manual instrumentation.
Use it for
- Identify slow database queries or expensive function calls in a Django view during local development
- Compare performance across different code paths by profiling the same endpoint with different parameters
- Export profile data for detailed visualization of call hierarchies in external profiling viewers
- Debug performance regressions by profiling a view before and after code changes
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release 2020-02-20, last commit 2021-08-18) with no active maintenance or security updates. Modern Django and Python versions may have broken compatibility. For profiling Django views, prefer actively maintained alternatives.
Install
django-cprofile-middleware on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction with no runtime dependencies. The package is abandoned—last commit was 2021-08-18 and last release 2020-02-20. No active maintenance or security updates.
Requires Django with DEBUG=True and (by default) an authenticated user with is_staff=True; compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
# Install
pip install django-cprofile-middleware
# In settings.py, add to MIDDLEWARE:
MIDDLEWARE = [
...,
'django_cprofile_middleware.middleware.ProfilerMiddleware'
]
# Then visit http://localhost:8000/your-view/?prof while logged in as staffVerify before relying
- Compatibility with modern Django versions (1.10+ middleware API is mentioned, but no upper bound specified)
- Python version support is unspecified; may not work with recent Python releases
- Whether the package works with Django's async views or only synchronous handlers
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,367 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 90,241 / month, #13,609 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Framework :: Django |
Evidence: django-cprofile-middleware-1.0.5.tar.gz
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