pipfile
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No. This package is a dormant specification and incomplete parser from 2017. Modern Python projects should use alternative dependency management tools that have superseded the Pipfile concept. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on this package or studying the history of Python dependency management.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This is a specification package with no runtime dependencies; actual Pipfile parsing functionality may be incomplete or require integration with pip itself, which was planned but not fully implemented at release time.
- High install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Last release was in 2017 and the project has been dormant for many years, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in 2024.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under BSD or Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Both licenses are OSI-approved.
last release 2017-03-11 (3443 days) · last repo commit 2024-04-09 · 3,232 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 195,981 downloads/mo, #9,801 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install pipfile==0.0.2
from pipfile import Pipfile
# Parse a Pipfile specification- Whether the parser implementation is complete or if this remains primarily a specification document
- Current compatibility with modern Python versions beyond those listed in classifiers
- Whether pip has since integrated Pipfile support natively, potentially making this package obsolete
What it is and what it does
Pipfile is a design specification and early parser for a TOML-based dependency format meant to improve upon pip's requirements.txt. It introduces Pipfile (for loose version constraints and dependency groups) and Pipfile.lock (for fully pinned, deterministic environments with hashes). The package contains the specification, design documentation, and an incomplete parser implementation intended for use by pip and other tools.
The core concept addresses fragmentation of requirements files (dev-requirements.txt, test-requirements.txt, etc.) by consolidating dependencies into two groups: default and development. Pipfile.lock enables reproducible deployments by recording exact versions and hashes of all recursive dependencies. However, the project was under active design at release and remains dormant; pip's eventual integration of Pipfile support was planned but the package itself has not been maintained since 2017.
Use it for
- Understanding the Pipfile specification design and format before pip integration was finalized
- Parsing Pipfile and Pipfile.lock documents in projects that adopted the format early
- Reference implementation for tools building Pipfile-compatible dependency management
- Historical reference for the evolution of Python dependency management standards
Worth the install?
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No.
This package is a dormant specification and incomplete parser from 2017. Modern Python projects should use alternative dependency management tools that have superseded the Pipfile concept. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on this package or studying the history of Python dependency management.
Install
pipfile on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction with no runtime dependencies. Last release was in 2017 and the project has been dormant for many years, though the repository remains active with a recent commit in 2024. The package is primarily a specification and parser design rather than a maintained tool.
This is a specification package with no runtime dependencies; actual Pipfile parsing functionality may be incomplete or require integration with pip itself, which was planned but not fully implemented at release time.
License in practice
Licensed under BSD or Apache License, Version 2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions. Both licenses are OSI-approved.
Quickstart
pip install pipfile==0.0.2
from pipfile import Pipfile
# Parse a Pipfile specificationVerify before relying
- Whether the parser implementation is complete or if this remains primarily a specification document
- Current compatibility with modern Python versions beyond those listed in classifiers
- Whether pip has since integrated Pipfile support natively, potentially making this package obsolete
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 3,443 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 195,981 / month, #9,801 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6 |
Evidence: pipfile-0.0.2.tar.gz
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