python-gflags
Obsolete. Please migrate to absl-py instead.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. This package is explicitly obsolete and unmaintained. The maintainers direct all users to migrate to Abseil Python instead. Do not install for new projects. Only consider it if you are maintaining legacy code that has not yet migrated, and treat migration as urgent.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package is unmaintained and explicitly deprecated in favor of Abseil Python; new projects should not use it.
- High install friction and abandoned maintenance status.
- The repository was archived in 2020, with no commits since 2020-07-03 and no releases since 2017-10-27.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license permits permissive use, but this is moot given the package's obsolete status and explicit recommendation to migrate.
last release 2017-10-27 (3213 days) · last repo commit 2020-07-03 · 189 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 340,454 downloads/mo, #7,411 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install python-gflags==3.1.2
import gflags
FLAGS = gflags.FLAGS
FLAGS.define_string('name', 'World', 'A name to greet.')- Whether any active projects still depend on this package and what their migration timeline is.
- Whether the high install friction reflects unresolved build issues or merely reflects the tar.gz distribution format.
What it is and what it does
python-gflags is a command-line flag parsing library for Python that allows programs to define and process command-line arguments declaratively. It was originally developed by Google but has since been superseded and merged into the Abseil Python Common Libraries project.
The package is no longer maintained. The repository is archived, the last commit was in 2020, and the latest release dates to 2017. The package's own summary explicitly states it is obsolete and directs users to migrate to absl-py instead. Installing this package exposes you to an unmaintained codebase with no security updates or bug fixes.
Use it for
- Legacy systems still running code written against python-gflags that have not yet migrated to Abseil Python.
- Temporary compatibility layer while transitioning an older codebase from python-gflags to absl-py.
- Historical reference or educational purposes to understand how Google's original flag-parsing approach worked.
Worth the install?
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No.
This package is explicitly obsolete and unmaintained. The maintainers direct all users to migrate to Abseil Python instead. Do not install for new projects. Only consider it if you are maintaining legacy code that has not yet migrated, and treat migration as urgent.
Install
python-gflags on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction and abandoned maintenance status. The repository was archived in 2020, with no commits since 2020-07-03 and no releases since 2017-10-27. The package itself explicitly directs users to migrate to Abseil Python instead.
Package is unmaintained and explicitly deprecated in favor of Abseil Python; new projects should not use it.
License in practice
BSD license permits permissive use, but this is moot given the package's obsolete status and explicit recommendation to migrate.
Quickstart
pip install python-gflags==3.1.2
import gflags
FLAGS = gflags.FLAGS
FLAGS.define_string('name', 'World', 'A name to greet.')Verify before relying
- Whether any active projects still depend on this package and what their migration timeline is.
- Whether the high install friction reflects unresolved build issues or merely reflects the tar.gz distribution format.
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 3,213 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 340,454 / month, #7,411 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: python-gflags-3.1.2.tar.gz
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