kanaries-track
kanaries_track: track to kanaries data infra
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already committed to Kanaries as your analytics backend and need a simple Python client. Install friction is low and the license is permissive. However, the package is dormant (latest release 2024-05-13), so verify that the Kanaries endpoint is still operational and that you are comfortable with no active maintenance before adopting it in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later; you must provide a valid auth token before calling track().
- Low installation friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies (backoff, dateutils, requests).
- Maintenance is dormant—last commit was 2024-05-13 with no updates since—so expect no active bug fixes or feature development.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-05-13 (823 days) · last repo commit 2024-05-13 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 116,695 downloads/mo, #12,195 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install kanaries-track
import kanaries_track
kanaries_track.config.auth_token = "your_project_key"
kanaries_track.track({"event": "user_action"})- Whether the Kanaries backend service is still operational and accepting connections.
- What happens to tracked events if the auth token is invalid or revoked.
- Rate limits or payload size constraints imposed by the Kanaries endpoint.
- Whether retry behavior (via backoff) is configurable or uses fixed defaults.
What it is and what it does
kanaries-track is a lightweight client library that sends structured event data to Kanaries' hosted data infrastructure. You configure it with an authentication token, then call its track() method with any dictionary of data; the library handles HTTP delivery with automatic retry logic via the backoff dependency.
The package is minimal and dormant—the repository shows only 3 stars and the latest release was 2024-05-13. It is suitable for applications that already depend on Kanaries as their analytics backend and need a simple Python integration, but the lack of recent maintenance means you should verify that the Kanaries service endpoint is still active and compatible with your deployment before adopting it.
Use it for
- Log user actions or application events to Kanaries for centralized analytics and monitoring.
- Send custom metrics or business events from Python applications to a Kanaries data warehouse.
- Integrate event tracking into data analysis or BI workflows that already use Kanaries as the backend.
- Instrument Python scripts or services to report telemetry to Kanaries with built-in retry resilience.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you are already committed to Kanaries as your analytics backend and need a simple Python client.
Install friction is low and the license is permissive. However, the package is dormant (latest release 2024-05-13), so verify that the Kanaries endpoint is still operational and that you are comfortable with no active maintenance before adopting it in production.
Install
kanaries-track on PyPI
Before you install
Low installation friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies (backoff, dateutils, requests). Maintenance is dormant—last commit was 2024-05-13 with no updates since—so expect no active bug fixes or feature development.
Requires Python 3.6 or later; you must provide a valid auth token before calling track().
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install kanaries-track
import kanaries_track
kanaries_track.config.auth_token = "your_project_key"
kanaries_track.track({"event": "user_action"})Verify before relying
- Whether the Kanaries backend service is still operational and accepting connections.
- What happens to tracked events if the auth token is invalid or revoked.
- Rate limits or payload size constraints imposed by the Kanaries endpoint.
- Whether retry behavior (via backoff) is configurable or uses fixed defaults.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.6 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesbackoffdateutilsrequests |
| Maintenance | Dormant 823 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 116,695 / month, #12,195 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: kanaries_track-0.0.5-py3-none-any.whl
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