Genderize
Client for Genderize.io web service.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last commit 2020-02-27, 2790 days ago) with no active maintenance. While it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, reliance on an unmaintained wrapper around an external service introduces risk: you cannot fix bugs, adapt to API changes, or update for modern Python versions. Use only if you have a specific legacy integration requirement and can accept no upstream support.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires active internet connection and access to the Genderize.io service; an API key may be needed for higher rate limits.
- Installation is straightforward with low friction—only requests as a runtime dependency.
- However, the package is abandoned: last commit was 2020-02-27, over 2790 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2018-12-24 (2790 days) · last repo commit 2020-02-27 · 77 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 131,361 downloads/mo, #11,593 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install genderize
from genderize import Genderize
result = Genderize().get(['James', 'Eva'])
print(result)- Whether Genderize.io service remains operational and stable for production use
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 (classifiers list only up to 3.7)
- Current API rate limits and service availability guarantees
What it is and what it does
Genderize wraps the Genderize.io HTTP API to infer gender from given names. It provides a simple Python interface: instantiate the Genderize class, call its get() method with a list of names, and receive back a list of dictionaries containing the predicted gender, probability score, and sample count from the service's training data. Names with insufficient data return None for gender.
The package depends only on requests and offers both programmatic and command-line interfaces. It supports customization via user agent, API key, and timeout parameters. However, the project has not been maintained since early 2020 and is no longer actively developed, meaning bug fixes and compatibility updates are unlikely.
Use it for
- Bulk gender inference for name lists in data processing or analysis pipelines
- Enriching contact databases or user records with predicted gender demographics
- Quick gender-based filtering or segmentation in batch data workflows
- Command-line gender lookup for small sets of names via shell integration
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last commit 2020-02-27, 2790 days ago) with no active maintenance. While it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, reliance on an unmaintained wrapper around an external service introduces risk: you cannot fix bugs, adapt to API changes, or update for modern Python versions. Use only if you have a specific legacy integration requirement and can accept no upstream support.
Install
genderize on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with low friction—only requests as a runtime dependency. However, the package is abandoned: last commit was 2020-02-27, over 2790 days ago. No updates or maintenance are expected.
Requires active internet connection and access to the Genderize.io service; an API key may be needed for higher rate limits.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
pip install genderize
from genderize import Genderize
result = Genderize().get(['James', 'Eva'])
print(result)Verify before relying
- Whether Genderize.io service remains operational and stable for production use
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 (classifiers list only up to 3.7)
- Current API rate limits and service availability guarantees
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,790 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 131,361 / month, #11,593 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: Genderize-0.3.1-py3-none-any.whl
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