---
id: htmlparser
version: "0.0.2"
license: BSD
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# HTMLParser — Backport of HTMLParser from python 2.7

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 197.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

HTMLParser is a backport of Python 2.7's HTMLParser module intended for use in Python 2.6 environments. It provides HTML parsing capabilities without external dependencies. The package was created as a compatibility shim during the Python 2 era and has not been maintained since 2013-03-01.

This package is obsolete for modern development. It targets Python 2.6, and the repository is archived. Installing this package would only be necessary in legacy codebases that cannot upgrade, which is an extremely narrow use case.

Use it for:

- Maintaining legacy Python 2.6 code that requires HTMLParser but cannot upgrade
- Reproducing or debugging historical Python 2.6 applications in their original environment
- Academic study of Python 2 era HTML parsing approaches

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides HTMLParser from Python 2.7 as a backport for Python 2.6 environments to parse HTML documents.

No. This package is abandoned (last updated 2013-03-01) and targets Python 2.6. The repository is archived. Install only if you are maintaining legacy Python 2.6 code that cannot be upgraded—a scenario that should be extremely rare.

## Install

pip install htmlparser
uv add htmlparser
poetry add htmlparser

## Installing HTMLParser

Before you install: High install friction and abandoned maintenance status. Last release was 2013-03-01 with no updates since; the repository is archived.

License in practice: BSD license (permissive) imposes no significant restrictions on use or redistribution.

Quickstart:

pip install HTMLParser==0.0.2
import HTMLParser
parser = HTMLParser.HTMLParser()

Requires Python 2.6 or 2.7; not compatible with Python 3

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package actually works with modern Python versions or is strictly limited to Python 2.6/2.7
- Current viability for any active use cases beyond legacy Python 2.6 maintenance

## Package facts

- License: BSD (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 197.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

html parser python 2.6, htmlparser backport, parse html python 2, html parsing library, python 2.7 htmlparser, html document parsing, python2-legacy, abandoned

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