graphitesend
A simple interface for sending metrics to Graphite
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned and unmaintained since 2017. The original author explicitly recommends a maintained fork instead. While it has no known vulnerabilities and no external dependencies, the lack of maintenance makes it unsuitable for new projects. Consider using an actively maintained Graphite client instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running Graphite/Carbon server accessible at localhost:2003 (or configured host/port).
- Project is unmaintained since 2017.
- High install friction due to source-only distribution.
License · maintenance · safety
(unclear) — License status is unclear—no license metadata is recorded. Before adopting this package, verify the actual license terms in the repository to ensure compatibility with your project.
last release 2017-03-25 (3429 days) · last repo commit 2018-11-28 · 137 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 128,955 downloads/mo, #11,689 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install graphitesend
import graphitesend
g = graphitesend.init(prefix='myapp')
g.send('metric', 45)
g.send_dict({'metric': 45, 'metric2': 55})- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (python_support is unspecified)
- Current state of the maintained fork graphitesender and whether it should be preferred for new projects
- Whether UDP support mentioned in the description is available in the 0.10.0 release
What it is and what it does
graphitesend is a Python client library for submitting metrics to Graphite's Carbon backend. It provides a simple interface to send individual metrics, batches of metrics as dictionaries or lists, and supports customizable metric naming via prefixes, groups, and system names. Metrics are timestamped and formatted according to Graphite's plaintext protocol before transmission over TCP or UDP.
The package has no external runtime dependencies and is designed for systems that already run Graphite. However, the project has been abandoned since 2017 and is no longer maintained by its original author. The maintainer explicitly notes in the documentation that a collaborator has forked and maintains the project elsewhere. This makes it a poor choice for new projects unless you have specific reasons to use this exact version.
Use it for
- Submitting application performance metrics to a Graphite monitoring stack from Python services
- Collecting and forwarding system metrics parsed from local tools to a centralized Graphite instance
- Building custom monitoring scripts that gather metrics and push them to Graphite on a schedule
- Instrumenting batch jobs or cron tasks to report completion status and execution time to Graphite
- Prototyping metric submission logic before committing to a heavier monitoring framework
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned and unmaintained since 2017. The original author explicitly recommends a maintained fork instead. While it has no known vulnerabilities and no external dependencies, the lack of maintenance makes it unsuitable for new projects. Consider using an actively maintained Graphite client instead.
Install
graphitesend on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to source-only distribution. Project is abandoned since 2017 with no maintenance for years. No runtime dependencies, but lack of active maintenance is a significant concern for new projects.
Requires a running Graphite/Carbon server accessible at localhost:2003 (or configured host/port). Project is unmaintained since 2017.
License in practice
License status is unclear—no license metadata is recorded. Before adopting this package, verify the actual license terms in the repository to ensure compatibility with your project.
Quickstart
pip install graphitesend
import graphitesend
g = graphitesend.init(prefix='myapp')
g.send('metric', 45)
g.send_dict({'metric': 45, 'metric2': 55})Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (python_support is unspecified)
- Current state of the maintained fork graphitesender and whether it should be preferred for new projects
- Whether UDP support mentioned in the description is available in the 0.10.0 release
Package facts
| License | Not declared unclear |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,429 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 128,955 / month, #11,689 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: graphitesend-0.10.0.tar.gz
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