pinecone-client
Pinecone client (DEPRECATED)
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No. Do not install this package. It is explicitly deprecated and no longer maintained. The publisher warns that installing it alongside its replacement causes confusing conflicts. If you are maintaining legacy code that depends on this package, migrate to the replacement as soon as possible.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This package is deprecated and should not be installed.
- The publisher explicitly warns against using it.
- The package is aging (539 days since last release) and explicitly deprecated.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so there are no licensing restrictions—but this is moot since the package is deprecated and should not be installed.
last release 2025-02-21 (539 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,367,912 downloads/mo, #3,997 on PyPI
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# This package is deprecated and should not be used.
# The publisher recommends uninstalling and migrating to the replacement package.
# See release notes and upgrading documentation for migration steps.- What specific breaking changes exist between pinecone-client 6.0.0 and its replacement
- Whether existing code using pinecone-client will work without modification after migration
- Current status and maintenance timeline of the replacement package
What it is and what it does
pinecone-client was the official Python client library for a managed vector database service. It allowed developers to connect from Python, perform vector operations, and manage indexes in the cloud. The package depends on urllib3, certifi, python-dateutil, typing-extensions, and pinecone-plugin-interface to handle HTTP communication, date parsing, and plugin support.
This package is now deprecated and no longer maintained. The publisher explicitly recommends uninstalling it and migrating to a replacement package. Installing both packages together can cause conflicts and unexpected behavior.
Use it for
- Connecting to vector databases from legacy Python applications that depend on this package name
- Querying and managing vector indexes in production systems built before the package rename
- Developing vector search features in Python applications using managed infrastructure
- Prototyping similarity-based retrieval systems with cloud-hosted vector storage
Worth the install?
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No.
Do not install this package. It is explicitly deprecated and no longer maintained. The publisher warns that installing it alongside its replacement causes confusing conflicts. If you are maintaining legacy code that depends on this package, migrate to the replacement as soon as possible.
Install
pinecone-client on PyPI
Before you install
The package is aging (539 days since last release) and explicitly deprecated. Low install friction, but maintenance has ceased and the publisher warns that installing it alongside its replacement can cause confusing interactions.
This package is deprecated and should not be installed. The publisher explicitly warns against using it.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so there are no licensing restrictions—but this is moot since the package is deprecated and should not be installed.
Quickstart
# This package is deprecated and should not be used.
# The publisher recommends uninstalling and migrating to the replacement package.
# See release notes and upgrading documentation for migration steps.Verify before relying
- What specific breaking changes exist between pinecone-client 6.0.0 and its replacement
- Whether existing code using pinecone-client will work without modification after migration
- Current status and maintenance timeline of the replacement package
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release <4.0,>=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagestyping-extensionsurllib3certifipinecone-plugin-interfacepython-dateutil |
| Maintenance | Aging 539 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,367,912 / month, #3,997 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: Science/ResearchIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: DatabaseTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Software Development :: LibrariesTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Application FrameworksTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: pinecone_client-6.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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