entrypoint
Decorated functions as entry points.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you write console scripts regularly and want cleaner, more explicit entry point declarations. The package is stable, has no security issues, and adds minimal dependency weight. The dormant maintenance is not a concern—it is feature-complete and unlikely to need updates. Install it for codebases where you value readability and consistency in script structure.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.8 or above.
- Low friction installation with a pure Python wheel.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 789 days ago—but the package is marked Production/Stable and has no known vulnerabilities, suggesting it is feature-complete rather than abandoned.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on commercial or private use, modification, or redistribution, making this safe for any project.
last release 2024-06-16 (789 days) · last repo commit 2024-06-16 · 4 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 110,357 downloads/mo, #12,467 on PyPI
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from entrypoint import entrypoint
@entrypoint(__name__)
def main() -> None:
print("Hello, world!")
# Run: python file.py → prints "Hello, world!"
# Import: import file → no output- Whether the package is actively maintained or considered feature-complete and stable by design.
- Real-world adoption rate beyond the top 15000 PyPI packages metric.
What it is and what it does
entrypoint is a lightweight decorator library that simplifies defining console entry points in Python scripts. Instead of writing the standard `if __name__ == "__main__":` boilerplate, you decorate your main function with `@entrypoint(__name__)` and it executes only when the script runs directly, not when imported. The library depends on attrs, named, and typing-aliases for its implementation.
The package offers multiple usage patterns: a simple decorator form for immediate execution, a `.call()` method for manual control over when the function runs, and an `is_main()` function that mimics the traditional `if __name__ == "__main__":` check. It enforces the convention that entry point functions take no arguments and return nothing, though this is only validated by type-checkers, not at runtime.
Use it for
- Simplify CLI script definitions by replacing repetitive `if __name__ == "__main__":` blocks with a clean decorator.
- Ensure main functions are never accidentally executed during module imports in larger projects.
- Build command-line tools where you want explicit, type-safe entry point declarations.
- Migrate existing scripts to a more declarative entry point style without changing logic.
- Enforce consistent entry point patterns across a team or codebase.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you write console scripts regularly and want cleaner, more explicit entry point declarations.
The package is stable, has no security issues, and adds minimal dependency weight. The dormant maintenance is not a concern—it is feature-complete and unlikely to need updates. Install it for codebases where you value readability and consistency in script structure.
Install
entrypoint on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure Python wheel. Maintenance is dormant—last release was 789 days ago—but the package is marked Production/Stable and has no known vulnerabilities, suggesting it is feature-complete rather than abandoned.
Requires Python 3.8 or above.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on commercial or private use, modification, or redistribution, making this safe for any project.
Quickstart
from entrypoint import entrypoint
@entrypoint(__name__)
def main() -> None:
print("Hello, world!")
# Run: python file.py → prints "Hello, world!"
# Import: import file → no outputVerify before relying
- Whether the package is actively maintained or considered feature-complete and stable by design.
- Real-world adoption rate beyond the top 15000 PyPI packages metric.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesattrsnamedtyping-aliases |
| Maintenance | Dormant 789 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 110,357 / month, #12,467 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 :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: UtilitiesTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: entrypoint-2.1.0-py3-none-any.whl
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