interchange
Data types and interchange formats
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining an existing application that already depends on it. The project is abandoned with no maintenance since 2023-07-30, no security updates, and incomplete documentation. For new projects, choose an actively maintained alternative for data serialization and interchange formats.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Project is archived and unmaintained since 2023-07-30; no active support or security updates available.
- Installation is low-friction with only two lightweight runtime dependencies (pytz and six).
- However, the project is archived and abandoned, with the last commit on 2023-07-30 and no maintenance activity since—a significant concern for long-term reliability and security updates.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0, a permissive open-source license that allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe from a licensing standpoint for most projects.
last release 2021-10-14 (1765 days) · last repo commit 2023-07-30 · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 98,316 downloads/mo, #13,093 on PyPI
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pip install interchange
import interchange
# Module structure includes collections, math, packstream, space, text, and time submodules- Specific functionality and API surface of each submodule (collections, math, packstream, space, text, time) remain undocumented in the excerpt.
- Whether this package is actively used as a dependency by other maintained projects or if it has been superseded.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.9 given the project's abandoned status.
What it is and what it does
Interchange is a library for working with data types and interchange formats, offering modular support for collections, mathematical types, packstream serialization, spatial data, text handling, and temporal types. The library was designed to facilitate data exchange between systems by providing standardized representations and conversion utilities.
The package depends only on pytz and six, making it lightweight to install. However, it is no longer maintained—the repository was archived with the last commit on 2023-07-30, and no releases have occurred since 2021-10-14. This abandonment means no bug fixes, security patches, or compatibility updates will be provided for modern Python versions or emerging standards.
Use it for
- Parsing and serializing packstream-formatted data in legacy systems or applications that depend on this format.
- Working with temporal and spatial data types in projects that already use this library and cannot migrate.
- Educational or reference purposes to understand data interchange design patterns from an older codebase.
- Maintaining existing applications that have a hard dependency on interchange and cannot be refactored.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are maintaining an existing application that already depends on it.
The project is abandoned with no maintenance since 2023-07-30, no security updates, and incomplete documentation. For new projects, choose an actively maintained alternative for data serialization and interchange formats.
Install
interchange on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is low-friction with only two lightweight runtime dependencies (pytz and six). However, the project is archived and abandoned, with the last commit on 2023-07-30 and no maintenance activity since—a significant concern for long-term reliability and security updates.
Project is archived and unmaintained since 2023-07-30; no active support or security updates available.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0, a permissive open-source license that allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe from a licensing standpoint for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install interchange
import interchange
# Module structure includes collections, math, packstream, space, text, and time submodulesVerify before relying
- Specific functionality and API surface of each submodule (collections, math, packstream, space, text, time) remain undocumented in the excerpt.
- Whether this package is actively used as a dependency by other maintained projects or if it has been superseded.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.9 given the project's abandoned status.
Package facts
| License | Apache License, Version 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagespytzsix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,765 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 98,316 / month, #13,093 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 6 - MatureEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: interchange-2021.0.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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