eventkit
Event-driven data pipelines
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need event-driven pipelines with asyncio integration and accept that the package is no longer maintained. The API is stable, it has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Not recommended for new projects expecting active maintenance or future Python version support beyond 3.12.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Python 3.6 or higher is required.
- Installation is straightforward with no compiled dependencies.
- The package is abandoned as of 2023-12-11 with no recent maintenance, though it remains functional for existing codebases.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2023-12-11 (977 days) · last repo commit 2023-12-11 · 148 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 866,958 downloads/mo, #4,860 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install eventkit
import eventkit as ev
event = ev.Event()
event += lambda a, b: print(a * b)
event.emit(10, 5)- Whether the abandoned status affects long-term compatibility with future Python versions beyond 3.12
- Performance characteristics when handling high-frequency event streams or large-scale pipelines
What it is and what it does
eventkit is an event-driven framework that lets you build asynchronous data pipelines and connect components through events. It provides familiar Python-style interfaces inspired by Qt signals, itertools, and reactive extensions. The core abstraction is the Event object, which can emit data to multiple listeners, and a Sequence-like API for composing transformations into pipelines that run asynchronously with asyncio.
You can use it to send events between loosely coupled parts of an application, build real-time data processing pipelines, combine async iterators, or compute running statistics over streams. It requires numpy as a runtime dependency and supports Python 3.6 through 3.12. The package is no longer actively maintained but remains stable for existing use cases.
Use it for
- Build event-driven architectures where components communicate through events without tight coupling
- Compose asynchronous data transformation pipelines that run with asyncio
- Process real-time streams such as video frames or sensor data with inline analysis
- Combine multiple async iterators and coordinate their output in a single pipeline
- Compute rolling statistics over streaming data
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need event-driven pipelines with asyncio integration and accept that the package is no longer maintained.
The API is stable, it has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Not recommended for new projects expecting active maintenance or future Python version support beyond 3.12.
Install
eventkit on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with no compiled dependencies. The package is abandoned as of 2023-12-11 with no recent maintenance, though it remains functional for existing codebases.
Python 3.6 or higher is required.
License in practice
BSD license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install eventkit
import eventkit as ev
event = ev.Event()
event += lambda a, b: print(a * b)
event.emit(10, 5)Verify before relying
- Whether the abandoned status affects long-term compatibility with future Python versions beyond 3.12
- Performance characteristics when handling high-frequency event streams or large-scale pipelines
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagenumpy |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 977 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 866,958 / month, #4,860 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: eventkit-1.0.3-py3-none-any.whl
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