freeze-core
Core dependency for cx_Freeze
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are using cx_Freeze to create standalone Python executables. Install it directly only if you have a specific need for its utilities; otherwise, it will be installed automatically as a cx_Freeze dependency. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and supports current Python versions with prebuilt wheels that minimize compilation overhead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.11 or later; prebuilt wheels available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, arm64, musllinux).
- Medium install friction due to compiled C extensions across multiple platforms.
- Actively maintained with a release 2 days old; supports Python 3.11–3.15 with prebuilt wheels for common platforms.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal obligations.
last release 2026-08-12 (2 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 106,616 downloads/mo, #12,647 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install freeze-core
import filelock
import cabarchive
import striprtf- Whether freeze-core can be used standalone or only as a cx_Freeze dependency
- Specific functionality provided by filelock, cabarchive, and striprtf in the freezing workflow
- Performance characteristics or limitations when freezing large applications
What it is and what it does
freeze-core is the foundational library that cx_Freeze depends on to convert Python applications into standalone executables. It provides low-level utilities for file handling, archive manipulation, and text processing essential to the freezing process. The package is written partly in C and distributed as precompiled wheels for Python 3.11 through 3.15 across Windows, macOS, and Linux (including ARM and PowerPC variants), reducing installation friction on supported platforms.
As a core dependency rather than a user-facing tool, freeze-core is typically installed automatically when you install cx_Freeze. It requires three runtime dependencies—filelock, cabarchive, and striprtf—all pulled in automatically. The package is actively maintained with no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Installed automatically as a dependency when setting up cx_Freeze to package Python applications into standalone executables.
- Provides runtime utilities needed by cx_Freeze to handle file locking during the build process on multi-threaded systems.
- Enables cx_Freeze to process cabinet archives and extract metadata from rich text files during application freezing.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are using cx_Freeze to create standalone Python executables.
Install it directly only if you have a specific need for its utilities; otherwise, it will be installed automatically as a cx_Freeze dependency. The package is actively maintained, carries no known vulnerabilities, and supports current Python versions with prebuilt wheels that minimize compilation overhead.
Install
freeze-core on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to compiled C extensions across multiple platforms. Actively maintained with a release 2 days old; supports Python 3.11–3.15 with prebuilt wheels for common platforms.
Requires Python 3.11 or later; prebuilt wheels available for Windows, macOS, and Linux (x86_64, aarch64, ppc64le, arm64, musllinux).
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and commercial projects with minimal obligations.
Quickstart
pip install freeze-core
import filelock
import cabarchive
import striprtfVerify before relying
- Whether freeze-core can be used standalone or only as a cx_Freeze dependency
- Specific functionality provided by filelock, cabarchive, and striprtf in the freezing workflow
- Performance characteristics or limitations when freezing large applications
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.11 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesfilelockcabarchivestriprtf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 2 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 106,616 / month, #12,647 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 :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: CProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.15Programming Language :: Python :: Free Threading :: 2 - BetaTopic :: Software Development :: Build ToolsTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: Software DistributionTopic :: Utilities |
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