python-consul2
Python client for Consul (http://www.consul.io/)
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned (last commit 2022-02-16, no updates for over 2 years) and unlikely to receive security patches or compatibility fixes. While it has low install friction and a permissive license, the lack of maintenance makes it risky for production use. Consider an actively maintained Consul client library instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running Consul server accessible at the configured address; proxy environments may require http_proxy, https_proxy, and no_proxy environment variables to be set.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (requests and six).
- However, the package is abandoned as of 2022-02-16 with no active maintenance, so security updates and bug fixes are unlikely.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2020-10-20 (2124 days) · last repo commit 2022-02-16 · 129 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 110,644 downloads/mo, #12,449 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install python-consul2
import consul
c = consul.Consul()
index, data = c.kv.get('foo', index=index)
print(data['Value'])
c.kv.put('foo', 'bar')- Whether the package works reliably with modern Consul versions beyond v1.6.1.
- Current compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 listed in classifiers.
- Whether all Consul HTTP API endpoints are fully implemented or if gaps remain.
What it is and what it does
python-consul2 is a Python client library that wraps Consul's HTTP API, enabling programmatic interaction with Consul for service discovery, configuration management, and health monitoring. It provides methods to read and write key-value pairs, query service catalogs, manage health checks, and handle ACL operations. The library uses requests for HTTP communication and six for Python 2/3 compatibility.
The package was forked from an earlier python-consul project to address maintenance gaps and add support for newer Consul features. It exposes Consul's API through a simple object-oriented interface, allowing developers to integrate service discovery and distributed configuration into Python applications without making raw HTTP calls.
Use it for
- Retrieve configuration values from Consul's key-value store in a Python application at runtime.
- Query Consul's service catalog to discover available service instances and their health status.
- Register or deregister services and health checks programmatically during application startup and shutdown.
- Implement distributed configuration management by polling Consul for key updates.
- Manage Consul ACL tokens and permissions from Python automation scripts.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned (last commit 2022-02-16, no updates for over 2 years) and unlikely to receive security patches or compatibility fixes. While it has low install friction and a permissive license, the lack of maintenance makes it risky for production use. Consider an actively maintained Consul client library instead.
Install
python-consul2 on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (requests and six). However, the package is abandoned as of 2022-02-16 with no active maintenance, so security updates and bug fixes are unlikely.
Requires a running Consul server accessible at the configured address; proxy environments may require http_proxy, https_proxy, and no_proxy environment variables to be set.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install python-consul2
import consul
c = consul.Consul()
index, data = c.kv.get('foo', index=index)
print(data['Value'])
c.kv.put('foo', 'bar')Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Consul versions beyond v1.6.1.
- Current compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.7 listed in classifiers.
- Whether all Consul HTTP API endpoints are fully implemented or if gaps remain.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesrequestssix |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,124 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 110,644 / month, #12,449 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 3 - AlphaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7 |
Evidence: python_consul2-0.1.5-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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