edx-django-release-util
edx-django-release-util
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining an existing edX deployment that already requires it. The package is abandoned, with no active maintenance or support. New projects should seek actively maintained alternatives for Django release pipeline management. The AGPL license also restricts use in proprietary contexts.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Django to be installed and configured; intended for use within a Django project, not as a standalone tool.
- Low install friction with three common dependencies (Django, PyYAML, six).
- However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned, with the last commit over a year ago; maintenance has effectively ceased.
License · maintenance · safety
AGPL 3.0 (agpl) — Licensed under AGPL 3.0, which requires any modifications or derivative works to be released under the same copyleft license. Use in proprietary or closed-source projects is not permitted without separate licensing.
last release 2025-04-23 (478 days) · last repo commit 2026-03-03 · 6 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 76,380 downloads/mo, #14,629 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install edx-django-release-util
# In Django settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
...
'release_util',
...
]- What specific release pipeline tasks this package automates or what configuration it expects
- Whether the package remains compatible with current edX deployments despite being archived
- What 'independently-deployable applications' means in this context and whether it applies to your use case
What it is and what it does
edx-django-release-util is a Django application providing release pipeline utilities for edX's independently-deployable applications. It integrates as a Django app by adding 'release_util' to INSTALLED_APPS and depends on Django, PyYAML, and six.
The package is part of the edX open-source codebase but is no longer actively maintained—the repository is archived, the last commit was over a year ago, and the project is marked abandoned. While it still receives occasional version updates on PyPI, no new features or bug fixes are being developed. It is suitable only for existing edX deployments that already rely on it or for historical reference.
Use it for
- Integrate release management utilities into an existing edX IDA that already depends on this package
- Reference historical edX deployment patterns or release pipeline approaches from the edX codebase
- Maintain an older edX-based system that was built around this utility before it was archived
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are maintaining an existing edX deployment that already requires it.
The package is abandoned, with no active maintenance or support. New projects should seek actively maintained alternatives for Django release pipeline management. The AGPL license also restricts use in proprietary contexts.
Install
edx-django-release-util on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with three common dependencies (Django, PyYAML, six). However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned, with the last commit over a year ago; maintenance has effectively ceased.
Requires Django to be installed and configured; intended for use within a Django project, not as a standalone tool.
License in practice
Licensed under AGPL 3.0, which requires any modifications or derivative works to be released under the same copyleft license. Use in proprietary or closed-source projects is not permitted without separate licensing.
Quickstart
pip install edx-django-release-util
# In Django settings.py
INSTALLED_APPS = [
...
'release_util',
...
]Verify before relying
- What specific release pipeline tasks this package automates or what configuration it expects
- Whether the package remains compatible with current edX deployments despite being archived
- What 'independently-deployable applications' means in this context and whether it applies to your use case
Package facts
| License | AGPL 3.0 agpl |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesDjangoPyYAMLsix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 478 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 76,380 / month, #14,629 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoFramework :: Django :: 4.2Framework :: Django :: 5.2Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Topic :: InternetTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: edx_django_release_util-1.5.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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