paginate
Divides large result sets into pages for easier browsing
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need simple, framework-agnostic pagination for lists or query results and can accept dormant maintenance. The library has no dependencies, low install friction, and a permissive license. However, verify compatibility with your Python version before relying on it in new projects, given the lack of recent updates and unspecified Python support.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction; no runtime dependencies.
- Dormant maintenance status—last release was 719 days ago, though the repository remains active with 79 stars and no recent commits.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license (permissive); you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2024-08-25 (719 days) · last repo commit 2024-08-25 · 79 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 14,325,648 downloads/mo, #1,235 on PyPI
Alternatives
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from paginate import Page
p = Page(items, page=1, items_per_page=10, item_count=len(items))
html = p.pager(pattern='$link_first $link_previous ~2~ $link_next $link_last', url='http://example.com?page=$page')- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (requires_python is unspecified in metadata)
- Current state of the repository and whether dormancy indicates abandonment or stable maturity
What it is and what it does
Paginate is a framework-agnostic pagination library that breaks large lists or query results into fixed-size pages. It provides a Page class that manages page state, calculates ranges, and generates HTML markup or link metadata for navigation controls. The library supports customization through wrapper classes to work with different data sources (lists, SQLAlchemy queries, Elasticsearch results) and allows you to override link generation and HTML formatting to match your template or UI framework.
Originally part of WebHelpers and tightly coupled to Pylons, this standalone version aims to work independently of any web framework. It handles the math of pagination—calculating which items belong on each page, generating first/previous/next/last links, and optionally rendering HTML with configurable attributes. You can either use the built-in pager() method to generate HTML directly or call link_map() to get a dictionary of link information for use in custom templates.
Use it for
- Display search results 10 at a time with first/previous/next/last navigation links in a web application
- Paginate database query results without loading the entire result set into memory by wrapping the query object
- Generate pagination UI for a REST API that returns large lists, using link_map() to build custom JSON responses
- Build custom pagination markup for Bootstrap or Tailwind by passing a link_tag callable to override default HTML generation
- Extend the Page class to paginate results from Elasticsearch, Solr, or other datastores via a custom wrapper class
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need simple, framework-agnostic pagination for lists or query results and can accept dormant maintenance.
The library has no dependencies, low install friction, and a permissive license. However, verify compatibility with your Python version before relying on it in new projects, given the lack of recent updates and unspecified Python support.
Install
paginate on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; no runtime dependencies. Dormant maintenance status—last release was 719 days ago, though the repository remains active with 79 stars and no recent commits.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive); you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
from paginate import Page
p = Page(items, page=1, items_per_page=10, item_count=len(items))
html = p.pager(pattern='$link_first $link_previous ~2~ $link_next $link_last', url='http://example.com?page=$page')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python versions (requires_python is unspecified in metadata)
- Current state of the repository and whether dormancy indicates abandonment or stable maturity
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 719 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 14,325,648 / month, #1,235 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaFramework :: DjangoFramework :: FlaskFramework :: PylonsFramework :: PyramidIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: paginate-0.5.7-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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