hyperlight-sandbox-python-guest
Packaged Hyperlight Wasm Python guest exposed as python_guest.path
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using Hyperlight and need Python support in your sandboxed workloads. The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no external dependencies, and carries a permissive license. However, it is only useful as part of a Hyperlight deployment—verify that it integrates with your version of the main Hyperlight package before installing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.10; intended for use with the Hyperlight sandbox framework
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Active maintenance status and recent release (51 days old) suggest ongoing support.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-06-24 (51 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 196,849 downloads/mo, #9,775 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install hyperlight-sandbox-python-guest==0.5.0
# Then reference in Hyperlight API:
# module="python_guest.path" or module_path="python_guest.path"- Whether this package requires the main hyperlight-sandbox package to be installed separately or if it functions standalone
- Performance characteristics and memory overhead of the Wasm-based Python guest runtime
- Compatibility with specific Python libraries or C extensions within the sandboxed environment
What it is and what it does
This package is a pre-built Python guest runtime for Hyperlight, a Wasm-based sandboxing system. It allows you to execute Python code in an isolated, sandboxed environment by providing a Python interpreter compiled to WebAssembly. You install it and then reference it using `module="python_guest.path"` or `module_path="python_guest.path"` in the public API.
The package has no runtime dependencies and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. It is designed as a companion to the Hyperlight sandbox framework, providing the guest-side Python execution layer that runs inside the Wasm sandbox.
Use it for
- Running untrusted Python scripts in a sandboxed environment for security isolation
- Executing Python code in a resource-constrained or multi-tenant context
- Building serverless or function-as-a-service platforms that execute Python workloads safely
- Testing or validating Python code without exposing the host system to potential harm
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using Hyperlight and need Python support in your sandboxed workloads.
The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no external dependencies, and carries a permissive license. However, it is only useful as part of a Hyperlight deployment—verify that it integrates with your version of the main Hyperlight package before installing.
Install
hyperlight-sandbox-python-guest on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Active maintenance status and recent release (51 days old) suggest ongoing support.
Requires Python >=3.10; intended for use with the Hyperlight sandbox framework
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install hyperlight-sandbox-python-guest==0.5.0
# Then reference in Hyperlight API:
# module="python_guest.path" or module_path="python_guest.path"Verify before relying
- Whether this package requires the main hyperlight-sandbox package to be installed separately or if it functions standalone
- Performance characteristics and memory overhead of the Wasm-based Python guest runtime
- Compatibility with specific Python libraries or C extensions within the sandboxed environment
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 51 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 196,849 / month, #9,775 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: hyperlight_sandbox_python_guest-0.5.0-py3-none-any.whl
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