django-etc
Tiny stuff for Django that won't fit into separate apps.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are working with an older Django project already using this package or need its specific utilities and can verify compatibility with your Django version. No, if you are starting a new project—the abandoned status and lack of updates since 2022-10-06 mean you should prefer actively maintained alternatives or implement these utilities directly. The permissive license and zero dependencies make it low-risk to add, but maintenance drift is a real concern.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django to be installed separately; no explicit Python version constraint specified in the package metadata.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- However, the package is marked as abandoned—the last commit was 2023-01-21 and no releases have occurred since 2022-10-06.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD 3-Clause License (permissive) — BSD 3-Clause License is permissive and poses no restriction on commercial or private use. You may use, modify, and distribute the package freely with proper attribution.
last release 2022-10-06 (1408 days) · last repo commit 2023-01-21 · 40 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 159,566 downloads/mo, #10,693 on PyPI
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pip install django-etc
from etc.toolbox import get_site_url, InheritedModel, ChoicesEnumMixin
from etc.admin import CustomModelPage
site_url = get_site_url()- Compatibility with current Django versions (latest release was 2022-10-06; Django has evolved significantly since then)
- Whether the abandoned status affects reliability or introduces security drift over time
What it is and what it does
django-etc is a lightweight collection of miscellaneous utilities designed to fill gaps in Django's standard toolkit. It offers helpers for common tasks like retrieving site URLs, dynamically importing app modules, introspecting model metadata, and constructing admin pages—all bundled into a single package to avoid creating separate apps for small utilities.
The package provides utilities across several domains: model tools (field inheritance, choice enums, model class resolution), admin customization (custom admin pages), form helpers (bulk widget attribute application), and template tags (model metadata, Gravatar integration, dynamic template inclusion). With zero runtime dependencies, it installs cleanly, but its abandoned maintenance status means it has not been updated since early 2023 and may not align with recent Django releases.
Use it for
- Retrieve site URLs in views and templates when a request object may or may not be available
- Define model field choices using Python Enum and access them as dictionaries
- Build custom admin pages that process user input without creating a full app
- Dynamically import modules from registered Django apps by name
- Apply HTML attributes to all form field widgets in bulk
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are working with an older Django project already using this package or need its specific utilities and can verify compatibility with your Django version.
No, if you are starting a new project—the abandoned status and lack of updates since 2022-10-06 mean you should prefer actively maintained alternatives or implement these utilities directly. The permissive license and zero dependencies make it low-risk to add, but maintenance drift is a real concern.
Install
django-etc on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is marked as abandoned—the last commit was 2023-01-21 and no releases have occurred since 2022-10-06. It remains in production/stable status but receives no active maintenance.
Requires Django to be installed separately; no explicit Python version constraint specified in the package metadata.
License in practice
BSD 3-Clause License is permissive and poses no restriction on commercial or private use. You may use, modify, and distribute the package freely with proper attribution.
Quickstart
pip install django-etc
from etc.toolbox import get_site_url, InheritedModel, ChoicesEnumMixin
from etc.admin import CustomModelPage
site_url = get_site_url()Verify before relying
- Compatibility with current Django versions (latest release was 2022-10-06; Django has evolved significantly since then)
- Whether the abandoned status affects reliability or introduces security drift over time
Package facts
| License | BSD 3-Clause License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,408 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 159,566 / month, #10,693 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 EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: django_etc-1.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
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