---
id: pyrfc6266
version: "1.0.2"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# pyrfc6266 — RFC6266 implementation in Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 76.8K/mo

## What it is and what it does

pyrfc6266 is a Python parser for RFC 6266 Content-Disposition headers, designed as a replacement for older implementations that relied on the LEPL parsing library. It uses pyparsing to extract structured information from HTTP Content-Disposition headers, which are commonly used to specify how browsers should handle file downloads and attachments.

The package provides three main functions: parsing a header into its disposition type and parameters, extracting just the filename from a header, and extracting the filename directly from a requests response object. It's useful when handling file downloads where you need to recover the intended filename from HTTP response headers rather than relying on URLs.

Use it for:

- Extract download filenames from HTTP responses when the filename comes from a Content-Disposition header
- Parse attachment headers in email or HTTP contexts to determine disposition type and parameters
- Build download managers or file-handling utilities that need RFC 6266 compliant filename extraction

## Worth the install?

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

Parses RFC 6266 Content-Disposition headers to extract filename and disposition information from HTTP responses and header strings.

Yes, if you need RFC 6266 parsing and can accept abandoned maintenance. The package is stable for its narrow use case, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. However, be aware it will not receive updates or bug fixes—only install if the current implementation meets your needs and you're comfortable maintaining a fork if issues arise.

## Install

pip install pyrfc6266
uv add pyrfc6266
poetry add pyrfc6266

## Installing pyrfc6266

Before you install: Low install friction with a single lightweight dependency on pyparsing. However, the package is in abandoned maintenance status with no releases since April 2022 and the last commit in April 2023, so it will not receive bug fixes or updates.

License in practice: MIT license is permissive, allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions—you need only include the license text in distributions.

Quickstart:

pip install pyrfc6266

import pyrfc6266
result = pyrfc6266.parse('attachment; filename="foo.html"')
filename = pyrfc6266.parse_filename('attachment; filename="foo.html"')

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package handles all RFC 6266 edge cases and modern Content-Disposition variants correctly
- Compatibility with current versions of requests library if using the requests integration

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 76.8K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

rfc 6266 content-disposition parser, extract filename from http header, parse content-disposition, http header filename extraction, content-disposition parsing, http-headers, rfc-compliance

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