os-service-types
Python library for consuming OpenStack sevice-types-authority data
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building OpenStack tooling or integrations. Low install friction, no security issues, permissive license, and active maintenance make it a safe choice. Not relevant for non-OpenStack projects.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.11 or later.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with only pbr and typing-extensions as runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained with a release 10 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-04 (10 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,650,835 downloads/mo, #3,683 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install os-service-types
import os_service_types
# Access service type data via the library's API- Whether the built-in data is automatically updated or requires manual package updates to stay current
- Network fetch behavior and timeout handling when accessing the Service Types Authority
What it is and what it does
os-service-types is a Python library that wraps the OpenStack Service Types Authority, a centralized registry of official OpenStack services and their historical service-type aliases. It lets you query service metadata without building your own HTTP client or parsing JSON manually.
The library includes built-in cached data so it works offline, but can also fetch the latest data from the network if available. It's designed for OpenStack tooling and integrations that need to resolve service names to their canonical types or look up historical aliases. The package depends only on pbr and typing-extensions, keeping installation lightweight.
Use it for
- Resolve OpenStack service names to canonical service types in client libraries or CLI tools
- Look up historical service-type aliases when working with older OpenStack deployments
- Validate service types in OpenStack configuration or credential files
- Build service discovery logic that works offline using the bundled data
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building OpenStack tooling or integrations.
Low install friction, no security issues, permissive license, and active maintenance make it a safe choice. Not relevant for non-OpenStack projects.
Install
os-service-types on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with only pbr and typing-extensions as runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with a release 10 days ago.
Requires Python 3.11 or later.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install os-service-types
import os_service_types
# Access service type data via the library's APIVerify before relying
- Whether the built-in data is automatically updated or requires manual package updates to stay current
- Network fetch behavior and timeout handling when accessing the Service Types Authority
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.11 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagespbrtyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 10 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,650,835 / month, #3,683 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Environment :: OpenStackIntended Audience :: DevelopersOperating System :: POSIX :: LinuxProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Typing :: Typed |
Evidence: os_service_types-1.9.0-py3-none-any.whl
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