gps3
Python 2.7-3.5 clients for gpsd
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining legacy Python 2.7 or 3.0–3.5 code that already depends on this package. The project is abandoned (last commit 2017), its target Python versions are out of support, and no maintenance or security updates are forthcoming. If you need a modern GPSD client, seek an actively maintained alternative.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running GPSD daemon on localhost:2947 (or another configured host/port) to connect to.
- Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies, but the package is abandoned—last commit was 2017-11-01 and no releases since 2016-09-04.
- It targets Python 2.7 and 3.0–3.5, versions now well out of support.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2016-09-04 (3631 days) · last repo commit 2017-11-01 · 76 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 74,803 downloads/mo, #14,792 on PyPI
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from gps3 import gps3
gps_socket = gps3.GPSDSocket()
data_stream = gps3.DataStream()
gps_socket.connect()
gps_socket.watch()
for new_data in gps_socket:
if new_data:
data_stream.unpack(new_data)
print('Latitude = ', data_stream.TPV['lat'])- Whether the package works reliably on Python 3.6 and later despite classifiers only listing up to 3.5.
- Current compatibility with modern GPSD versions and JSON protocol changes since 2017.
- Whether threading variant (agps3threaded) is stable for production use.
What it is and what it does
gps3 is a Python client library for GPSD, the GPS daemon. It provides two main interfaces: one that unpacks GPS data into Python dictionaries (gps3.py), and another that exposes the same data as object attributes (agps3.py). Both connect to a GPSD socket, request data streams, and parse JSON packets into usable position, time, and motion attributes. A third variant, agps3threaded, wraps the attribute interface in a daemon thread so data is continuously available without blocking.
The package is designed for developers building GPS-aware applications on systems running GPSD. It handles the socket protocol and JSON parsing, leaving you to work with latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, and course data. Example scripts and a KML-generation utility are included, though the package itself has not been maintained since 2016 and targets only Python 2.7 and 3.0–3.5.
Use it for
- Build a real-time location tracker that polls GPSD and logs coordinates at regular intervals.
- Create a navigation app that reads GPS speed and course data from a local GPSD daemon.
- Generate live KML files for Google Earth from a GPS device stream using the gegps3 utility.
- Integrate GPS data into a threaded application using the pre-threaded AGPS3mechanism class.
- Parse GPSD JSON output into Python objects for analysis or storage in a location-aware service.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are maintaining legacy Python 2.7 or 3.0–3.5 code that already depends on this package.
The project is abandoned (last commit 2017), its target Python versions are out of support, and no maintenance or security updates are forthcoming. If you need a modern GPSD client, seek an actively maintained alternative.
Install
gps3 on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies, but the package is abandoned—last commit was 2017-11-01 and no releases since 2016-09-04. It targets Python 2.7 and 3.0–3.5, versions now well out of support.
Requires a running GPSD daemon on localhost:2947 (or another configured host/port) to connect to.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
from gps3 import gps3
gps_socket = gps3.GPSDSocket()
data_stream = gps3.DataStream()
gps_socket.connect()
gps_socket.watch()
for new_data in gps_socket:
if new_data:
data_stream.unpack(new_data)
print('Latitude = ', data_stream.TPV['lat'])Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably on Python 3.6 and later despite classifiers only listing up to 3.5.
- Current compatibility with modern GPSD versions and JSON protocol changes since 2017.
- Whether threading variant (agps3threaded) is stable for production use.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,631 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 74,803 / month, #14,792 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 :: ConsoleEnvironment :: Console :: CursesIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Other AudienceIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentOperating System :: POSIXProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.0Programming Language :: Python :: 3.1Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Topic :: Scientific/EngineeringTopic :: Scientific/Engineering :: GIS |
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