hello-world
UNKNOWN
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last updated 2013-12-24), has unclear licensing, high install friction, and no documented functionality. Its description, summary, and license are all marked UNKNOWN. Unless you have a specific historical or archival reason to use it, there is no practical reason to install it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is abandoned with no Python version specification; compatibility with modern Python is uncertain.
- High install friction suggests potential packaging issues.
- High install friction with no recent maintenance signal.
License · maintenance · safety
UNKNOWN (unclear) — License treatment is unclear—the raw license field is marked UNKNOWN with no SPDX identifier provided. You cannot determine what terms govern use or redistribution of this package.
last release 2013-12-24 (4616 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 88,519 downloads/mo, #13,721 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install hello-world==0.2
import hello_world # module name may differ; actual exports unknown- What the package actually does or provides—description is marked UNKNOWN
- Whether it is compatible with modern Python versions—requires_python is unspecified
- What the license actually is—marked UNKNOWN with no SPDX identifier
- Whether the high install friction is due to missing wheels, compiled dependencies, or packaging issues
What it is and what it does
hello-world is a package with no runtime dependencies and no documented functionality. Its description, summary, homepage, and license are all marked UNKNOWN in the metadata. It was released on 2013-12-24 and has received no updates or maintenance since then—the repository shows no activity and the project is marked as abandoned.
Given the lack of documentation, unclear licensing, and complete absence of maintenance, this package appears to be either a historical test artifact or a placeholder with no practical purpose. There is no clear use case or problem it solves.
Use it for
- Educational demonstration of PyPI package structure for developers learning how to publish packages
- Historical reference or archive of early PyPI package examples from 2013
- Testing or CI/CD workflows that need a minimal, dependency-free package to install
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last updated 2013-12-24), has unclear licensing, high install friction, and no documented functionality. Its description, summary, and license are all marked UNKNOWN. Unless you have a specific historical or archival reason to use it, there is no practical reason to install it.
Install
hello-world on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction with no recent maintenance signal. The package has not been updated since its initial release on 2013-12-24 and is marked as abandoned, raising concerns about compatibility with modern Python environments.
Package is abandoned with no Python version specification; compatibility with modern Python is uncertain. High install friction suggests potential packaging issues.
License in practice
License treatment is unclear—the raw license field is marked UNKNOWN with no SPDX identifier provided. You cannot determine what terms govern use or redistribution of this package.
Quickstart
pip install hello-world==0.2
import hello_world # module name may differ; actual exports unknownVerify before relying
- What the package actually does or provides—description is marked UNKNOWN
- Whether it is compatible with modern Python versions—requires_python is unspecified
- What the license actually is—marked UNKNOWN with no SPDX identifier
- Whether the high install friction is due to missing wheels, compiled dependencies, or packaging issues
Package facts
| License | UNKNOWN unclear |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 4,616 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 88,519 / month, #13,721 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: hello-world-0.2.tar.gz
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