---
id: edx-django-release-util
version: "1.5.0"
license: AGPL 3.0
license_treatment: agpl
maintenance: abandoned
---

# edx-django-release-util — edx-django-release-util

License: agpl · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 76.4K/mo

## 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The package is part of the edX open-source codebase but is no longer actively maintained—the repository is archived, the last commit was over a year ago, and the project is marked abandoned.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 It is suitable only for existing edX deployments that already rely on it or for historical reference.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 above — verify before relying.

Provides Django utilities and middleware for managing release pipelines in edX's independently-deployable applications (IDAs).

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

pip install edx-django-release-util
uv add edx-django-release-util
poetry add edx-django-release-util

## Installing edx-django-release-util

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.

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',
    ...
]

Requires Django to be installed and configured; intended for use within a Django project, not as a standalone tool.

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: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 76.4K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

django release pipeline utilities, edx deployment utilities, django ida release management, edx django middleware, release util django app, edx-specific, archived

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