libhoney
Python library for sending data to Honeycomb
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Honeycomb for observability. The package is stable, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is permissively licensed. The 891-day release gap is notable but not disqualifying—the library is mature and the repository remains maintained. For framework-specific automatic instrumentation, use Beeline for Python instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a Honeycomb account and API key to send events; without credentials, events will not be transmitted.
- Low install friction with pure Python wheels.
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was in March 2024, over 891 days ago, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in November 2024.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache License 2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects, provided you retain the license notice.
last release 2024-03-06 (891 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-25 · 20 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 420,862 downloads/mo, #6,786 on PyPI
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pip install libhoney
import libhoney
libhoney.init(writekey="your-api-key", dataset="your-dataset")
libhoney.send_now({"event_field": "value"})- Whether the 891-day gap since last release indicates planned maintenance cadence or abandoned support.
- Performance characteristics and event batching behavior under high-volume production workloads.
- Compatibility with recent Honeycomb API changes or deprecations since March 2024.
What it is and what it does
libhoney-py is a Python client library for sending structured events to Honeycomb, a cloud-based observability platform designed for debugging production software. It wraps HTTP calls over requests and urllib3 to deliver event data to Honeycomb's ingestion endpoints, allowing developers to instrument applications with custom metrics and trace data.
The library is lightweight and has low install friction—it ships as a pure Python wheel with only three runtime dependencies (requests, statsd, urllib3). It supports Python 3.7 through 3.11 and is maintained under the Apache License 2.0. While the package is dormant (no release since March 2024), the repository remains accessible and the code is stable for production use; for automatic instrumentation of frameworks like Django and Flask, Honeycomb recommends their separate Beeline for Python library.
Use it for
- Instrument custom application events and send them to Honeycomb for real-time production debugging and performance analysis.
- Track application metrics and business events alongside system telemetry to correlate issues across your stack.
- Send trace data from backend services to Honeycomb for distributed tracing and request flow visualization.
- Log structured event data from long-running batch jobs or scheduled tasks for post-execution analysis.
- Integrate event collection into existing Python applications without heavy framework dependencies.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use Honeycomb for observability.
The package is stable, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is permissively licensed. The 891-day release gap is notable but not disqualifying—the library is mature and the repository remains maintained. For framework-specific automatic instrumentation, use Beeline for Python instead.
Install
libhoney on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with pure Python wheels. Maintenance is dormant—last release was in March 2024, over 891 days ago, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in November 2024. Suitable for stable production use but expect no rapid updates.
Requires a Honeycomb account and API key to send events; without credentials, events will not be transmitted.
License in practice
Apache License 2.0 (permissive). You may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects, provided you retain the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install libhoney
import libhoney
libhoney.init(writekey="your-api-key", dataset="your-dataset")
libhoney.send_now({"event_field": "value"})Verify before relying
- Whether the 891-day gap since last release indicates planned maintenance cadence or abandoned support.
- Performance characteristics and event batching behavior under high-volume production workloads.
- Compatibility with recent Honeycomb API changes or deprecations since March 2024.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7,<4 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesrequestsstatsdurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Dormant 891 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 420,862 / month, #6,786 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 :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: libhoney-2.4.0-py3-none-any.whl
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