ebcdic
Additional EBCDIC codecs
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you work with legacy mainframe systems that use EBCDIC. The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no dependencies, carries no security vulnerabilities, and is the standard way to handle EBCDIC codecs in Python. Not worth installing if you have no mainframe integration needs.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; for Python 2.7 or 3.4–3.8, use version 1.1.1 instead.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with recent commits and stable status across modern Python versions (3.9–3.14).
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-2-Clause (permissive) — BSD-2-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-03-03 (164 days) · last repo commit 2026-05-10 · 7 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 7,488,818 downloads/mo, #1,737 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install ebcdic
import ebcdic
encoded = 'hello world'.encode('cp1141')
print(encoded)- Whether all listed codecs (cp290, cp420, cp424, etc.) are fully tested and production-ready beyond the 'Production/Stable' classifier.
- Performance characteristics when encoding/decoding large volumes of EBCDIC data.
What it is and what it does
ebcdic extends Python's built-in codec system with a comprehensive set of EBCDIC character encodings used on mainframe computers. It registers codecs for regional variants (e.g., cp1141 for German-speaking countries, cp1140 for USA/Australia/Canada) and legacy variants without Euro sign support, allowing Python code to transparently encode Unicode strings to EBCDIC byte sequences and decode EBCDIC bytes back to Unicode.
The package is designed specifically for data exchange scenarios where legacy mainframe systems require EBCDIC encoding. It has no runtime dependencies and works as a drop-in import: once imported, the codecs become available to Python's standard encode/decode methods. The package is actively maintained, supports current Python versions (3.9–3.14), and carries no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Exchange data with mainframe systems in German-speaking countries using cp1141 encoding.
- Convert legacy EBCDIC-encoded files from Eastern European systems (cp870) to Unicode for modern processing.
- Build data pipelines that read EBCDIC records from mainframe databases and write them as UTF-8 JSON or CSV.
- Migrate batch processing jobs from mainframes to Python by decoding EBCDIC input streams.
- Support multi-regional mainframe integrations by selecting the appropriate regional codec (cp1142, cp1143, cp1144, etc.).
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you work with legacy mainframe systems that use EBCDIC.
The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no dependencies, carries no security vulnerabilities, and is the standard way to handle EBCDIC codecs in Python. Not worth installing if you have no mainframe integration needs.
Install
ebcdic on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with recent commits and stable status across modern Python versions (3.9–3.14).
Requires Python 3.9 or later; for Python 2.7 or 3.4–3.8, use version 1.1.1 instead.
License in practice
BSD-2-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial or private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install ebcdic
import ebcdic
encoded = 'hello world'.encode('cp1141')
print(encoded)Verify before relying
- Whether all listed codecs (cp290, cp420, cp424, etc.) are fully tested and production-ready beyond the 'Production/Stable' classifier.
- Performance characteristics when encoding/decoding large volumes of EBCDIC data.
Package facts
| License | BSD-2-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 164 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 7,488,818 / month, #1,737 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/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Text Processing |
Evidence: ebcdic-2.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
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