kitchen
Kitchen contains a cornucopia of useful code
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on kitchen. The package is abandoned (last release 2019-05-14), has high install friction, and targets obsolete Python versions. Modern Python projects should use standard library equivalents or actively maintained alternatives.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package classifiers indicate support for Python 2.4–2.7 and Python 3.3–3.4; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.
- High install friction due to source-only distribution (kitchen-1.2.6.tar.gz).
- The package is abandoned—last release was 2019-05-14, with no active maintenance visible.
License · maintenance · safety
LGPLv2+ (copyleft) — Licensed under LGPLv2+, a copyleft license requiring derivative works to be distributed under compatible terms. This may constrain how you can use or redistribute code that depends on kitchen.
last release 2019-05-14 (2649 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 130,720 downloads/mo, #11,628 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install kitchen
from kitchen.text.converters import to_unicode
text = to_unicode('hello')- Whether kitchen functions work correctly on modern Python versions despite classifiers listing only up to 3.4.
- Whether the Unicode and compatibility utilities remain relevant given standard library improvements.
- Whether the source distribution builds successfully on current systems without additional build dependencies.
What it is and what it does
Kitchen is a collection of small, reusable Python utility functions designed to avoid copy-pasting common snippets across projects. It focuses on Unicode text handling and Python 2–3 compatibility helpers, packaged as importable modules rather than inline code. The package was last updated on 2019-05-14 and is no longer actively maintained.
The library targets Python 2.4–2.7 and Python 3.3–3.4 as indicated by its classifiers. It was designed to solve problems common when those versions were in use. For new projects, standard library equivalents or actively maintained alternatives are likely safer choices.
Use it for
- Handling Unicode text conversions in legacy Python 2/3 codebases that still need to run.
- Extracting small utility functions from an old project that used kitchen to avoid re-implementing them.
- Understanding historical approaches to Python 2–3 compatibility before the ecosystem standardized.
- Maintaining or patching an existing application that already depends on kitchen.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on kitchen.
The package is abandoned (last release 2019-05-14), has high install friction, and targets obsolete Python versions. Modern Python projects should use standard library equivalents or actively maintained alternatives.
Install
kitchen on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction due to source-only distribution (kitchen-1.2.6.tar.gz). The package is abandoned—last release was 2019-05-14, with no active maintenance visible.
Package classifiers indicate support for Python 2.4–2.7 and Python 3.3–3.4; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.
License in practice
Licensed under LGPLv2+, a copyleft license requiring derivative works to be distributed under compatible terms. This may constrain how you can use or redistribute code that depends on kitchen.
Quickstart
pip install kitchen
from kitchen.text.converters import to_unicode
text = to_unicode('hello')Verify before relying
- Whether kitchen functions work correctly on modern Python versions despite classifiers listing only up to 3.4.
- Whether the Unicode and compatibility utilities remain relevant given standard library improvements.
- Whether the source distribution builds successfully on current systems without additional build dependencies.
Package facts
| License | LGPLv2+ copyleft |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,649 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 130,720 / month, #11,628 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU Library or Lesser General Public License (LGPL)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.4Programming Language :: Python :: 2.5Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Topic :: Software Development :: InternationalizationTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: Text Processing :: General |
Evidence: kitchen-1.2.6.tar.gz
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