PasteScript

A pluggable command-line frontend, including commands to setup package file layouts

pastescript v3.7.0 93.9K downloads/30d#13,359 on PyPI

Permissive license MIT DORMANT released 2025-01-22

What it is and what it does

PasteScript is a command-line utility that plugs into the Paste ecosystem to automate two main tasks: generating boilerplate file layouts for Python packages (via templates like basic_package) and serving WSGI web applications using configuration files managed by Paste Deploy. It depends on Paste, PasteDeploy, and setuptools.

The project has been in maintenance mode since version 3.6.0, meaning it receives critical bug fixes and Python version support updates but no new features. The maintainers have explicitly stated that existing users should prepare to migrate to more modern solutions. It is most useful for maintaining legacy systems that already use PasteScript; new projects should evaluate contemporary alternatives.

Use it for:

Generating initial Python package layouts with setuptools-compatible structure for new projects.
Deploying and configuring WSGI applications that were built around the Paste framework.
Maintaining or extending existing PasteScript-based deployment pipelines in legacy codebases.
Running development servers for WSGI applications configured via Paste Deploy INI files.

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

PasteScript is a command-line tool for creating Python package layouts and serving WSGI web applications with Paste Deploy configuration.

No, unless you are maintaining an existing system that already depends on PasteScript. The project is dormant and in deeper maintenance mode; the maintainers recommend migration to modern solutions. For new projects, use contemporary package scaffolding tools and WSGI deployment frameworks instead.

Install

pastescript on PyPI

pip

pip install pastescript

uv

uv add pastescript

poetry

poetry add pastescript

Installing PasteScript

Before you install

Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Maintenance is dormant: the project entered deeper maintenance mode at version 3.6.0 and has not released in 569 days, accepting only security fixes and critical patches. Use only if you depend on existing PasteScript infrastructure.

License in practice

MIT license is permissive and poses no restrictions on commercial or proprietary use.

Quickstart

pip install PasteScript
paster create --template=basic_package MyPackage

Requires Python 3.8 or later; project is in maintenance mode and not actively developed.

Verify before relying

Whether the built-in package templates remain compatible with current setuptools and packaging best practices.
Whether Paste Deploy configuration format is still the recommended approach for modern WSGI application deployment.

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.8)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	3 — Paste, PasteDeploy, setuptools
Maintenance	dormant — 569 days since the last release
First released	2005-10-03
Downloads	93,919/month — #13,359 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14)

Evidence: PasteScript-3.7.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: web, wsgi, setuptools, framework, command-line, setup

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