Flask-Silk
Adds silk icons to your Flask application or blueprint, or extension.
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No. The package has been abandoned for over a decade with no maintenance since 2013 and no commits after 2018. High install friction, unspecified Python support, and lack of verification against modern Flask versions make it unsuitable for new projects. Consider modern icon libraries or asset pipelines instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- No Python version specified; compatibility with modern Python and Flask versions is unverified given the package's abandonment since 2013.
- High install friction and abandoned status since 2013 with no commits after 2018.
- The package has not been maintained for over a decade, and the single source distribution suggests potential build or dependency issues.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or redistribution in most contexts.
last release 2013-03-25 (4890 days) · last repo commit 2018-06-14 · 7 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 273,168 downloads/mo, #8,204 on PyPI
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pip install Flask-Silk
from flask import Flask
from flask_silk import Silk
app = Flask(__name__)
silk = Silk(app)- Whether the Silk icon set version and completeness are documented or guaranteed
- Compatibility with modern Flask versions and Python releases
- Whether the icon serving mechanism works with current web standards and asset pipelines
What it is and what it does
Flask-Silk is a Flask extension that integrates the Silk icon set into your application as static assets. It was designed to make icon resources easily accessible within Flask applications, blueprints, or other extensions without manual asset management.
The package is in beta status and has been abandoned since 2013 with no maintenance activity for over a decade. It carries no known security vulnerabilities, but its age and lack of updates mean it has not been tested against modern Flask versions, Python releases, or contemporary web standards. The high install friction and single source distribution suggest potential compatibility or build issues.
Use it for
- Adding Silk icons to legacy Flask applications that have not been modernized since the early 2010s
- Serving pre-bundled icon assets in a Flask app without external CDN dependencies
- Prototyping or learning Flask icon integration patterns from historical examples
Worth the install?
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No.
The package has been abandoned for over a decade with no maintenance since 2013 and no commits after 2018. High install friction, unspecified Python support, and lack of verification against modern Flask versions make it unsuitable for new projects. Consider modern icon libraries or asset pipelines instead.
Install
flask-silk on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction and abandoned status since 2013 with no commits after 2018. The package has not been maintained for over a decade, and the single source distribution suggests potential build or dependency issues.
No Python version specified; compatibility with modern Python and Flask versions is unverified given the package's abandonment since 2013.
License in practice
BSD license is permissive and poses no restrictions on use, modification, or redistribution in most contexts.
Quickstart
pip install Flask-Silk
from flask import Flask
from flask_silk import Silk
app = Flask(__name__)
silk = Silk(app)Verify before relying
- Whether the Silk icon set version and completeness are documented or guaranteed
- Compatibility with modern Flask versions and Python releases
- Whether the icon serving mechanism works with current web standards and asset pipelines
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 4,890 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 273,168 / month, #8,204 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic ContentTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: Flask-Silk-0.2.tar.gz
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