libsql-client
Python SDK for libSQL
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (repository archived, last release 2024-05-03) and receives no maintenance. While it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, the lack of active development poses risks for long-term compatibility, security updates, and bug fixes. Use only if maintaining a legacy application already using it or if you can commit to forking and maintaining it yourself.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.7 or later; async usage requires an event loop context.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned, with the last release in 2024-05-03.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Contributions are automatically licensed under MIT terms.
last release 2024-05-03 (833 days) · last repo commit 2025-06-10 · 79 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 118,919 downloads/mo, #12,098 on PyPI
Alternatives
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pip install libsql-client
import asyncio
import libsql_client
async def main():
async with libsql_client.create_client("file:local.db") as client:
result = await client.execute("SELECT * FROM users")
print(result.rows)
asyncio.run(main())- Whether the abandoned repository status affects long-term compatibility with current libSQL server versions.
- Current state of the remote server (sqld) protocol and whether this client remains compatible.
- Security implications of using a package with no active maintenance.
- Whether the package continues to work with modern versions of aiohttp and typing-extensions.
What it is and what it does
libsql-client is a Python SDK for interacting with libSQL databases. It provides both async and synchronous APIs to connect to local SQLite files or remote libSQL servers (sqld) via WebSockets or HTTP. The async client is the primary interface, built on aiohttp, while a synchronous wrapper runs the event loop in a background thread for blocking use cases.
The package supports multiple URL schemes (file:, ws:, wss:, http:, https:, libsql:) to abstract the connection method. It executes SQL queries and returns result sets with row data. The repository is now archived and abandoned, with no releases since 2024-05-03.
Use it for
- Query a local SQLite database from async Python code without blocking the event loop.
- Connect to a remote libSQL server (sqld) and execute queries over WebSockets or HTTP.
- Build applications that need to switch between local and remote database backends using the same API.
- Use synchronous database access in non-async codebases via the create_client_sync() wrapper.
- Integrate libSQL with existing Python projects that already depend on aiohttp.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (repository archived, last release 2024-05-03) and receives no maintenance. While it has low install friction and a permissive MIT license, the lack of active development poses risks for long-term compatibility, security updates, and bug fixes. Use only if maintaining a legacy application already using it or if you can commit to forking and maintaining it yourself.
Install
libsql-client on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. However, the repository is archived and marked abandoned, with the last release in 2024-05-03. Maintenance has ceased.
Requires Python 3.7 or later; async usage requires an event loop context.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Contributions are automatically licensed under MIT terms.
Quickstart
pip install libsql-client
import asyncio
import libsql_client
async def main():
async with libsql_client.create_client("file:local.db") as client:
result = await client.execute("SELECT * FROM users")
print(result.rows)
asyncio.run(main())Verify before relying
- Whether the abandoned repository status affects long-term compatibility with current libSQL server versions.
- Current state of the remote server (sqld) protocol and whether this client remains compatible.
- Security implications of using a package with no active maintenance.
- Whether the package continues to work with modern versions of aiohttp and typing-extensions.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesaiohttptyping-extensionssphinx-press-theme |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 833 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 118,919 / month, #12,098 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: libsql_client-0.3.1-py3-none-any.whl
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