---
id: modal-client
version: "1.0.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: dormant
---

# modal-client — Legacy name for the Modal client

License: unclear · Maintenance: dormant · Downloads: 266.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

modal-client is a legacy compatibility package that no longer works. It was originally a name for the Modal client library but has been superseded by the `modal` package. The package exists only as a historical artifact and explicitly directs users not to use it. Anyone who encounters this package should uninstall it and install `modal` instead. The package has no runtime dependencies and is maintained in a dormant state.

Use it for:

- Resolving a legacy import or dependency that still references modal-client by installing `modal` instead
- Understanding why an old project specification mentions modal-client and what to migrate to
- Cleaning up outdated package references in a requirements file or lock file

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

This package is a deprecated compatibility shim that redirects users to install the `modal` package instead; it is no longer functional.

No. Do not install this package. It is explicitly non-functional and exists only to redirect users to the current `modal` package. Install `modal` instead.

## Install

pip install modal-client
uv add modal-client
poetry add modal-client

## Installing modal-client

Before you install: The package is dormant (631 days since last release) and explicitly non-functional. Its only purpose is to guide users toward the current `modal` package.

License in practice: License status is unclear; no SPDX identifier or raw license text is available in the metadata.

Quickstart:

# Do not install this package.
# Instead, install the current modal package:
# pip install modal

This package is non-functional and should not be used; install `modal` instead.

Verify before relying:

- Whether installing this package will successfully redirect or fail with a clear error message pointing to `modal`
- Current maintenance status and whether the package will be removed from PyPI

## Package facts

- License: not declared (unclear)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: dormant
- Downloads: 266.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

modal client legacy, modal compatibility shim, deprecated modal package, modal package redirect, modal migration, deprecated, legacy-compat

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