pymobiledetect
Detect mobile and tablet browsers
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining legacy code already using this package. The library is abandoned (last release 2018-05-10) and user-agent detection patterns will not reflect modern devices. For new projects, choose an actively maintained mobile detection library. If you must use it, accept that device classification accuracy will degrade over time and plan for eventual replacement.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (six), but the package has been abandoned since 2018 with no recent maintenance or commits.
- Use only if you accept the risk of an unmaintained codebase.
License · maintenance · safety
AGPL (agpl) — Licensed under AGPL, which requires that any modifications or derivative works be distributed under the same license and that source code be made available to users. This is a copyleft license with strong reciprocal obligations; review your project's licensing strategy before adopting.
last release 2018-05-10 (3018 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 141,277 downloads/mo, #11,243 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install pymobiledetect
from pymobiledetect import MobileDetect
detect = MobileDetect(user_agent='Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS')
if detect.is_mobile():
print('Mobile device detected')- Whether user-agent detection patterns remain accurate for modern devices and browsers released after 2018
- Compatibility with current Python versions beyond what classifiers declare
- Whether the underlying Mobile-Detect library it wraps has been updated independently
What it is and what it does
pymobiledetect is a Python wrapper that parses HTTP user-agent strings to classify whether a request comes from a mobile phone, tablet, or desktop browser. It takes a user-agent string (typically from an HTTP request header) and provides methods to query device type. The package depends only on six for Python 2/3 compatibility.
The library is marked as Production/Stable but has been abandoned since its latest release on 2018-05-10, with no commits or maintenance since then. While it has low install friction and no known security vulnerabilities, the unmaintained status means user-agent detection patterns will drift from modern devices and browsers. It remains suitable for legacy systems or where device classification is non-critical, but new projects should evaluate actively maintained alternatives.
Use it for
- Serve mobile-optimized layouts or stylesheets based on device type in web frameworks
- Log or analyze traffic patterns by device category in web server middleware
- Route API requests to different backends depending on whether the client is a mobile device
- Implement responsive fallbacks or feature gates that depend on device classification
- Track user-agent patterns in legacy systems where device detection is already in place
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are maintaining legacy code already using this package.
The library is abandoned (last release 2018-05-10) and user-agent detection patterns will not reflect modern devices. For new projects, choose an actively maintained mobile detection library. If you must use it, accept that device classification accuracy will degrade over time and plan for eventual replacement.
Install
pymobiledetect on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency (six), but the package has been abandoned since 2018 with no recent maintenance or commits. Use only if you accept the risk of an unmaintained codebase.
License in practice
Licensed under AGPL, which requires that any modifications or derivative works be distributed under the same license and that source code be made available to users. This is a copyleft license with strong reciprocal obligations; review your project's licensing strategy before adopting.
Quickstart
pip install pymobiledetect
from pymobiledetect import MobileDetect
detect = MobileDetect(user_agent='Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS')
if detect.is_mobile():
print('Mobile device detected')Verify before relying
- Whether user-agent detection patterns remain accurate for modern devices and browsers released after 2018
- Compatibility with current Python versions beyond what classifiers declare
- Whether the underlying Mobile-Detect library it wraps has been updated independently
Package facts
| License | AGPL agpl |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagesix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,018 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 141,277 / month, #11,243 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/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: DjangoIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3 or later (AGPLv3+)Programming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: WSGI :: MiddlewareTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: pymobiledetect-1.3.2-py2-none-any.whl; pymobiledetect-1.3.2-py3-none-any.whl
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