django-htmlmin
HTML minifier for Python frameworks (not only Django, despite the name).
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (no releases since 2019-03-18) and its declared support covers only obsolete Django and Python versions. While the core minification logic may still function, there is no active maintenance, no testing against modern frameworks, and no assurance of correctness or security. For a maintained alternative, consider a current web framework's built-in optimization features.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is abandoned and untested against modern Django and Python versions.
- Compatibility not guaranteed.
- High install friction: the package is abandoned (last release 2019-03-18, no activity for 2706 days).
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Distributed under BSD-style license (permissive). No restrictions on commercial or private use, but you should verify the LICENSE file matches your compliance requirements.
last release 2019-03-18 (2706 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 906,300 downloads/mo, #4,759 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
# Django middleware setup
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'htmlmin.middleware.HtmlMinifyMiddleware',
'htmlmin.middleware.MarkRequestMiddleware',
)
HTML_MINIFY = True
# Or standalone function
from htmlmin.minify import html_minify
minified = html_minify('<div> content </div>')- Whether the package works with Django versions after 2.1.
- Whether the package works with Python versions after 3.7.
- Whether minification output is correct for HTML 5 edge cases.
- Whether the command-line tool is still functional and discoverable after installation.
What it is and what it does
django-htmlmin is an HTML minifier that strips whitespace, newlines, and optionally comments from HTML markup to reduce payload size. It integrates with Django via middleware or decorators, works standalone with other Python web frameworks via a direct function call, and includes a command-line tool for static files. The middleware can be configured to minify selectively by URL pattern and respects Django's DEBUG setting by default.
The package has no runtime dependencies and is lightweight, but it is abandoned: the last release was 2019-03-18, and the declared support covers only Django 1.11–2.1 and Python 2.7–3.7—all now end-of-life. While the minification logic itself may still work, there is no active maintenance, no testing against modern versions, and no guarantee of compatibility with current Django or Python releases.
Use it for
- Reduce HTML response size in production Django deployments by automatically minifying rendered templates via middleware.
- Minify static HTML files in build or deployment scripts using the command-line tool without a web framework.
- Selectively minify specific views by wrapping them with the html_minify() function.
- Exclude sensitive URLs from minification using regex patterns in EXCLUDE_FROM_MINIFYING.
- Preserve HTML comments during minification by setting KEEP_COMMENTS_ON_MINIFYING to True.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (no releases since 2019-03-18) and its declared support covers only obsolete Django and Python versions. While the core minification logic may still function, there is no active maintenance, no testing against modern frameworks, and no assurance of correctness or security. For a maintained alternative, consider a current web framework's built-in optimization features.
Install
django-htmlmin on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction: the package is abandoned (last release 2019-03-18, no activity for 2706 days). Classifiers list Django 1.11–2.1 and Python 2.7–3.7, all now unsupported. No runtime dependencies, but compatibility with modern Django and Python versions is unverified.
Package is abandoned and untested against modern Django and Python versions. Compatibility not guaranteed.
License in practice
Distributed under BSD-style license (permissive). No restrictions on commercial or private use, but you should verify the LICENSE file matches your compliance requirements.
Quickstart
# Django middleware setup
MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = (
'htmlmin.middleware.HtmlMinifyMiddleware',
'htmlmin.middleware.MarkRequestMiddleware',
)
HTML_MINIFY = True
# Or standalone function
from htmlmin.minify import html_minify
minified = html_minify('<div> content </div>')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with Django versions after 2.1.
- Whether the package works with Python versions after 3.7.
- Whether minification output is correct for HTML 5 edge cases.
- Whether the command-line tool is still functional and discoverable after installation.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,706 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 906,300 / month, #4,759 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/StableFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 1.11Framework :: Django :: 2.0Framework :: Django :: 2.1Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Topic :: Text Processing :: Markup :: HTML |
Evidence: django-htmlmin-0.11.0.tar.gz
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