ipython_genutils
Vestigial utilities from IPython
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package's own description advises against use, it has been abandoned since 2017-03-13, and no new development should depend on it. If you encounter it as a transitive dependency, investigate whether the upstream package has a newer version that no longer requires it.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is abandoned and not recommended for new code; only install if required by legacy dependencies.
- Install friction is low, but the package has been abandoned since 2017-03-13 with no active maintenance, meaning no security updates or bug fixes are forthcoming.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — Licensed under BSD (permissive), so there are no legal restrictions on use, but this does not offset the maintenance and support risk.
last release 2017-03-13 (3441 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 6,913,793 downloads/mo, #1,813 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install ipython_genutils==0.2.0
import ipython_genutils- Whether active projects still depend on this package and what their migration strategies are
- Whether the utilities provided have been superseded by functionality in other maintained packages
What it is and what it does
ipython_genutils is a collection of utility functions that originated in IPython but were extracted into a separate package. The package itself carries an explicit warning in its description stating "Pretend this doesn't exist. Nobody should use it," which reflects its status as legacy code maintained only for backward compatibility with older projects that may still import from it.
The package has no runtime dependencies and installs with low friction, but it has been abandoned since 2017-03-13 with no active development or maintenance. It exists primarily as a compatibility shim for code written when these utilities were part of IPython proper, not as a recommended tool for new development.
Use it for
- Maintaining compatibility with legacy code that imports from ipython_genutils without refactoring
- Bridging older projects when direct migration away from deprecated utilities is not immediately possible
- Temporary dependency resolution in projects undergoing transition away from these utilities
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
The package's own description advises against use, it has been abandoned since 2017-03-13, and no new development should depend on it. If you encounter it as a transitive dependency, investigate whether the upstream package has a newer version that no longer requires it.
Install
ipython-genutils on PyPI
Before you install
Install friction is low, but the package has been abandoned since 2017-03-13 with no active maintenance, meaning no security updates or bug fixes are forthcoming.
Package is abandoned and not recommended for new code; only install if required by legacy dependencies.
License in practice
Licensed under BSD (permissive), so there are no legal restrictions on use, but this does not offset the maintenance and support risk.
Quickstart
pip install ipython_genutils==0.2.0
import ipython_genutilsVerify before relying
- Whether active projects still depend on this package and what their migration strategies are
- Whether the utilities provided have been superseded by functionality in other maintained packages
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,441 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 6,913,793 / month, #1,813 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3 |
Evidence: ipython_genutils-0.2.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Tags
Let your AI agent find packages like this
Example. Real query, live index.
You found this page by searching. An agent finds it by wishing: SkillFed indexes 14,416 PyPI packages by what they can do, searchable in plain language.
wish › “ipython utilities”
- ipython_genutilsProvides legacy utility functions extracted from IPython, maintained…
- ipython-autotimeIPython extension that automatically measures and displays the…
- watermarkWatermark is an IPython magic extension that prints date/time stamps,…
Give your agent the search over MCP, or paste the wish link into any chat.
More Utilities packages
Converts domain names between Unicode and ASCII-compatible encoding (Punycode) according to IDNA 2008 and Unicode Technical Standard 46, with security validation and broader script coverage than the standard library.
Install it if you work with internationalized domain names, need to validate domains, or use HTTP clients that depend on it transitively.
Detects and normalizes text encoding from unknown or ambiguous sources, supporting all IANA character sets that Python's core library provides codecs for, with the ability to register custom codecs.
Setuptools is a Python build backend and package management tool that handles building, distributing, and installing Python packages, including support for C/C++ extension modules.
Pluggy provides a plugin system that lets you define hook specifications and register implementations to be called in sequence, enabling extensible Python applications without tight coupling.
Install it if you're building an extensible application or framework.
Pygments is a syntax highlighter that colorizes source code and text in over 500 languages and formats, outputting to HTML, LaTeX, RTF, SVG, images, or ANSI terminal sequences.
Install it if you need to display or transform source code.
Six provides utility functions to write Python code that runs on both Python 2.7 and Python 3.3+, smoothing over language differences between the two versions.
See also shutils · pymiscutils · fpyutils · nr-util · dacktool · ipython · enum-compat · snowflake._legacy · wimpy · langchain-classic