---
id: naked
version: "0.1.32"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# Naked — A command line application framework

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 1.5M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Naked is a Python framework for building command-line applications, combining a CLI string parser with utility extensions for common Python operations. It includes both a library for parsing command arguments and a command-line tool for scaffolding new projects, running tests, profiling code, and publishing to PyPI. The framework was designed to streamline the full development workflow from project creation through release.

The package depends on requests and pyyaml for HTTP operations and configuration handling. However, it has been abandoned since November 2022 with no updates or maintenance, and its classifiers indicate support only through Python 3.3, making compatibility with modern Python versions uncertain.

Use it for:

- Build a simple command-line tool with argument parsing and help text generation.
- Scaffold a new Python project structure with built-in testing and distribution templates.
- Add type extensions and utility methods to standard Python objects for CLI development.
- Automate project profiling and testing workflows from the command line.

## Worth the install?

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

Naked is a command-line application framework that provides a CLI string parser, Python type extensions, and tooling for project generation, testing, and PyPI distribution.

No. While the package is MIT-licensed and has low install friction, it has been abandoned for over 1377 days with no maintenance. Its classifiers target Python 2.6–3.3, and compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified. For new projects, use a maintained CLI framework instead; for legacy projects already using Naked, consider migration to an actively supported alternative.

## Install

pip install naked
uv add naked
poetry add naked

## Installing Naked

Before you install: Installation is straightforward with low friction, but the package has been abandoned since November 2022 with no maintenance activity for over 1377 days. Depends only on requests and pyyaml, both stable libraries.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive and imposes minimal restrictions; you can use, modify, and distribute Naked freely in commercial or private projects.

Quickstart:

pip install Naked

from naked.commandline import Command

cmd = Command()
print(cmd.args)

Package targets Python 2.6–3.3 per classifiers; behavior on modern Python versions is unverified.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the framework remains compatible with Python versions released after 2022
- Current state of the CLI parser's behavior with modern command-line conventions
- Whether the PyPI distribution tooling still works with current PyPI infrastructure

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 1.5M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

command line application framework, CLI argument parser, python command line tools, project scaffolding CLI, command line string parsing, cli-framework, abandoned

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