---
id: pockets
version: "0.9.1"
license: BSD
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# pockets — A collection of helpful Python tools!

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 389.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Pockets is a utility library that collects helper functions for bridging impedance mismatches between different Python frameworks and APIs. It provides functions for string case conversion (camelCase ↔ underscore_separated), dynamic object resolution from string names, automatic contextual logging, and peek-ahead iteration. The library is designed for scenarios where you need to adapt data types or names between an external API and an internal data model.

The package depends only on six and installs as a pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies. However, it has been unmaintained since 2019-11-02 and shows no recent development activity, which raises questions about its compatibility with modern Python versions and whether its single dependency remains actively supported.

Use it for:

- Convert API field names from underscore_separated format to CamelCase to match internal model class names
- Dynamically resolve string class names into actual class objects for factory patterns or plugin systems
- Automatically log from the correct module and class context without manual logger setup
- Peek ahead in an iterator to inspect upcoming values without consuming them

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Pockets provides a collection of utility functions for common Python tasks like converting between naming conventions (camelCase and underscore_separated), resolving string names to objects, automatic logging, and peek-ahead iteration.

No. While the package has low install friction and no known vulnerabilities, it has been abandoned for 2477 days with no maintenance since 2019-11-02. The utility functions it provides are straightforward enough to implement directly or find in actively maintained alternatives. Using an unmaintained package introduces long-term compatibility risk without ongoing support.

## Install

pip install pockets
uv add pockets
poetry add pockets

## Installing pockets

Before you install: Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (six). However, the package has been abandoned for 2477 days since its last release on 2019-11-02, with no recent maintenance activity.

License in practice: Licensed under BSD (permissive), which allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions beyond attribution and liability disclaimers.

Quickstart:

pip install pockets

from pockets import camel, uncamel, resolve
model_name = camel('user_preference')
original = uncamel('UserPreference')
obj = resolve('calendar.TextCalendar')

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package remains compatible with current Python versions despite no updates since 2019-11-02
- Whether the single dependency (six) is still maintained and available
- Current status of the GitHub repository and whether it has been formally archived

## Package facts

- License: BSD (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 389.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

string case conversion camelcase underscore, resolve string to python object, utility helper functions python, peek ahead iterator, automatic logging by module, string-utilities, object-resolution, abandoned

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