livy
A Python client for Apache Livy
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are locked into a legacy Spark/Livy setup from 2021 or earlier and cannot upgrade. The package is abandoned with no maintenance since 2022, no known vulnerabilities currently reported, but no assurance of compatibility with modern Spark or Livy versions. Consider an actively maintained alternative if possible.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.6 or later and a running Livy REST interface endpoint.
- Low install friction with standard dependencies (pandas, requests, dataclasses), but the package is abandoned—last commit was 2022-01-05 and no releases since 2021-01-27.
- Maintenance has ceased for over three years.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
last release 2021-01-27 (2025 days) · last repo commit 2022-01-05 · 71 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 288,683 downloads/mo, #8,016 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install -U livy
import livy
# Create a client and submit code to a Livy REST endpoint- Compatibility with recent Spark or Livy versions—last release predates current ecosystem standards by years.
- Whether dataclasses is a runtime dependency or a Python 3.6 compatibility shim no longer needed.
- Active community or fork status given the long maintenance gap.
What it is and what it does
Livy is a Python wrapper around Apache Livy, an open-source REST interface for Spark clusters. It lets you submit and manage Spark jobs from Python without direct cluster access, using HTTP requests under the hood. The package depends on pandas, requests, and dataclasses to handle data serialization, HTTP communication, and Python 3.6 compatibility.
The package is no longer maintained. Its last commit was 2022-01-05, and the latest release was 2021-01-27. If your Spark and Livy infrastructure has remained stable and compatible with that era, it may still work; otherwise, you risk incompatibility with newer cluster versions or missing security patches.
Use it for
- Submit Python code to a remote Spark cluster for distributed execution without SSH or direct cluster access.
- Integrate Spark job submission into Python data pipelines or ETL workflows via REST.
- Prototype or test Spark jobs from a local development environment against a shared cluster.
- Build automation that triggers Spark computations from Python applications.
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are locked into a legacy Spark/Livy setup from 2021 or earlier and cannot upgrade.
The package is abandoned with no maintenance since 2022, no known vulnerabilities currently reported, but no assurance of compatibility with modern Spark or Livy versions. Consider an actively maintained alternative if possible.
Install
livy on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with standard dependencies (pandas, requests, dataclasses), but the package is abandoned—last commit was 2022-01-05 and no releases since 2021-01-27. Maintenance has ceased for over three years.
Requires Python 3.6 or later and a running Livy REST interface endpoint.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
Quickstart
pip install -U livy
import livy
# Create a client and submit code to a Livy REST endpointVerify before relying
- Compatibility with recent Spark or Livy versions—last release predates current ecosystem standards by years.
- Whether dataclasses is a runtime dependency or a Python 3.6 compatibility shim no longer needed.
- Active community or fork status given the long maintenance gap.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagespandasrequestsdataclasses |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,025 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 288,683 / month, #8,016 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 LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: livy-0.8.0-py3-none-any.whl
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