human-readable
Human Readable
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Yes. This is a lightweight, dependency-free utility with active maintenance, production-stable status, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to display numbers, dates, times, or file sizes in human-friendly formats, especially if you need multi-locale support. The low friction and broad feature set make it a practical choice for user-facing output.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Active maintenance with last commit on 2026-08-03 and production-stable status.
- Supports Python 3.9 through 3.13.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive): you can use this freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions—just include the license notice.
last release 2026-04-24 (112 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-03 · 41 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 150,180 downloads/mo, #10,974 on PyPI
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pip install human-readable
import human_readable
import datetime as dt
# Time delta
print(human_readable.time_delta(dt.timedelta(days=65)))
# Output: "2 months"
# File size
print(human_readable.file_size(1000000))
# Output: "1.0 MB"
# Numbers
print(human_readable.int_word(123455913))
# Output: "123.5 million"What it is and what it does
Human Readable is a pure-Python library that converts common data types—numbers, dates, times, file sizes, and lists—into natural language strings. It handles both simple formatting (e.g., "1.0 MB" for file sizes, "12,345" for comma-separated integers) and more complex conversions (e.g., "2 months" from a timedelta, "123.5 million" from large numbers). The library includes precise time-delta formatting with configurable units and suppression, scientific notation display, and fractional number representation.
The package supports internationalization across 20+ locales, allowing you to activate different language translations at runtime. It also provides a special abbreviated English locale (en_ABBR) that renders compact output like "3s" instead of "3 seconds ago". With no external runtime dependencies, it installs cleanly and works on Python 3.9 and later. The codebase is actively maintained and marked production-stable.
Use it for
- Display file sizes in user-facing interfaces (e.g., "976.6 KiB" for binary or "976.6K" for GNU format).
- Show relative time in logs or dashboards (e.g., "2 minutes ago" or "one minute to seven hours").
- Format large numbers for reports or analytics (e.g., "12.3 billion" instead of 12345591313).
- Localize date/time/number output for international applications using 20+ supported locales.
- Join lists with custom separators and conjunctions (e.g., "Alpha; Bravo or Charlie").
- Render precise time intervals with microsecond-level detail and suppression of unwanted units.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a lightweight, dependency-free utility with active maintenance, production-stable status, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive MIT license. Install it if you need to display numbers, dates, times, or file sizes in human-friendly formats, especially if you need multi-locale support. The low friction and broad feature set make it a practical choice for user-facing output.
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Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Active maintenance with last commit on 2026-08-03 and production-stable status. Supports Python 3.9 through 3.13.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive): you can use this freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions—just include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install human-readable
import human_readable
import datetime as dt
# Time delta
print(human_readable.time_delta(dt.timedelta(days=65)))
# Output: "2 months"
# File size
print(human_readable.file_size(1000000))
# Output: "1.0 MB"
# Numbers
print(human_readable.int_word(123455913))
# Output: "123.5 million"Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 112 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 150,180 / month, #10,974 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: human_readable-2.0.3-py3-none-any.whl
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