environ
Stack Based Globals Management
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No. The package is abandoned (last release 2007-08-06, no maintenance for 6948 days), carries GPL copyleft restrictions, has high install friction with platform-specific binaries, and offers no specified Python version support. Install only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is abandoned since 2007 with no Python version specification.
- Compatibility with modern Python versions is unknown and unsupported.
- High install friction due to platform-specific binary distributions.
License · maintenance · safety
GPL (copyleft) — Licensed under GPL (copyleft). Derivative works and modifications must also be released under GPL, which may restrict use in proprietary projects.
last release 2007-08-06 (6948 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 167,678 downloads/mo, #10,464 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
import environ
# Create and manage stack-based global variables
# Variables can be probed from calling stacks and incorporate external dictionaries- Whether this package works with any modern Python version (support unspecified)
- How stack probing and external dictionary incorporation actually work in practice
- Whether the platform-specific binaries are still functional or necessary
- What specific use cases justify GPL copyleft constraint over modern alternatives
What it is and what it does
Environ provides a mechanism for managing global variables organized by stack context. Rather than simple module-level globals, it allows variables to be associated with calling stacks and can incorporate external dictionaries into the lookup process. The package was designed to give developers a way to manage contextual state that varies depending on where code is called from.
The package has been abandoned since its single release on 2007-08-06 and receives no maintenance. It carries high install friction due to platform-specific binary distributions and offers no documented Python version support. Modern alternatives have superseded this approach.
Use it for
- Managing request-scoped or call-stack-scoped configuration in legacy applications
- Probing variables from different points in a calling stack to implement context-aware behavior
- Incorporating external dictionaries into global variable resolution for dynamic configuration
- Implementing stack-based namespacing in older codebases that predate modern context management
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last release 2007-08-06, no maintenance for 6948 days), carries GPL copyleft restrictions, has high install friction with platform-specific binaries, and offers no specified Python version support. Install only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it.
Install
environ on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to platform-specific binary distributions. Package is abandoned—last release was 2007-08-06 with no updates in 6948 days. No active maintenance or repository activity.
Package is abandoned since 2007 with no Python version specification. Compatibility with modern Python versions is unknown and unsupported.
License in practice
Licensed under GPL (copyleft). Derivative works and modifications must also be released under GPL, which may restrict use in proprietary projects.
Quickstart
import environ
# Create and manage stack-based global variables
# Variables can be probed from calling stacks and incorporate external dictionariesVerify before relying
- Whether this package works with any modern Python version (support unspecified)
- How stack probing and external dictionary incorporation actually work in practice
- Whether the platform-specific binaries are still functional or necessary
- What specific use cases justify GPL copyleft constraint over modern alternatives
Package facts
| License | GPL copyleft |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 6,948 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 167,678 / month, #10,464 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License (GPL)Programming Language :: PythonTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: environ-1.0.linux-i686.tar.gz; environ-1.0.tar.gz; environ-1.0.win32.exe
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