python-fsutil
high-level file-system operations for lazy devs.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. It is actively maintained, has no dependencies, carries a permissive license, and offers genuine convenience for file-system work. Install it if you find yourself repeatedly writing path checks, directory creation, or file-copy logic; skip it if your code already uses built-in modules idiomatically.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Actively maintained (last commit 2026-08-10, release 38 days old) and marked production-stable.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive): you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in both open-source and proprietary projects, provided you retain the copyright notice and license text.
last release 2026-07-07 (38 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 269 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,517,153 downloads/mo, #3,822 on PyPI
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pip install python-fsutil
import fsutil
# Create a directory
fsutil.create_dir('/path/to/dir')
# Read a file
content = fsutil.read_file('/path/to/file.txt')
# Copy a file
fsutil.copy_file('/source/file.txt', '/dest/file.txt')- Performance characteristics when operating on very large directory trees or files
- Whether all methods handle symlinks and special files consistently across platforms
- Exact count of available methods in the public API
What it is and what it does
python-fsutil wraps Python's built-in file-system modules into a single, cohesive API with methods for common tasks. It handles file and directory creation, deletion, copying, moving, renaming, reading, writing, compression (tar and zip), metadata queries (size, dates, permissions, hashes), and path manipulation—all without requiring external dependencies.
The package is designed for developers who want to avoid writing boilerplate path-handling and error-checking code. It supports Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14 and PyPy, runs on all major operating systems, and is actively maintained. Most methods are straightforward wrappers, though some (like download_file and read_file_from_url) require requests to be installed separately if used.
Use it for
- Build scripts that need to create, clean, and archive project directories without manual boilerplate
- CLI tools that validate and manipulate file hierarchies (e.g., checking paths exist, getting file sizes, listing contents)
- Data pipeline code that reads, transforms, and writes JSON or text files in bulk
- Test fixtures that set up and tear down temporary file structures
- Deployment utilities that copy, compress, and organize artifacts across directories
Worth the install?
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Yes.
It is actively maintained, has no dependencies, carries a permissive license, and offers genuine convenience for file-system work. Install it if you find yourself repeatedly writing path checks, directory creation, or file-copy logic; skip it if your code already uses built-in modules idiomatically.
Install
python-fsutil on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Actively maintained (last commit 2026-08-10, release 38 days old) and marked production-stable.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive): you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in both open-source and proprietary projects, provided you retain the copyright notice and license text.
Quickstart
pip install python-fsutil
import fsutil
# Create a directory
fsutil.create_dir('/path/to/dir')
# Read a file
content = fsutil.read_file('/path/to/file.txt')
# Copy a file
fsutil.copy_file('/source/file.txt', '/dest/file.txt')Verify before relying
- Performance characteristics when operating on very large directory trees or files
- Whether all methods handle symlinks and special files consistently across platforms
- Exact count of available methods in the public API
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 38 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,517,153 / month, #3,822 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 :: MacOS XEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Desktop Environment :: File ManagersTopic :: Software Development :: Build ToolsTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python ModulesTopic :: System :: FilesystemsTopic :: Utilities |
Evidence: python_fsutil-0.17.0-py3-none-any.whl
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