pythonvCard4
RFC 6350-compliant vCard 4.0 parser & generator
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need RFC 6350 vCard 4.0 support and can tolerate early-stage software. The package is permissively licensed, has no dependencies, and covers the core vCard use cases. However, verify that it handles your specific vCard features and edge cases before relying on it in production, given its minimal history and adoption.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low friction—pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance status is aging: the package was first released on 2025-04-26 and has not been updated since, with only 3 repository stars and minimal community signal.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
last release 2025-04-26 (475 days) · last repo commit 2025-04-26 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 109,905 downloads/mo, #12,493 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install pythonvCard4
from datetime import date
from pythonvCard4.vcard import Contact
c = Contact(
fn="Jane Doe",
n=["Doe","Jane","","",""],
email=[{"value": "jane@example.com", "type": ["work"]}],
tel=[{"value": "+1234567890", "type": ["cell"]}],
bday=date(1990, 5, 15)
)
vcf_text = c.to_vcard()
print(vcf_text)- Whether round-trip fidelity and RFC 6350 compliance have been tested against real-world vCard files and edge cases
- Whether photo embedding and Base64 encoding work reliably with various image formats and sizes
- Community adoption and bug-fix responsiveness given the minimal star count and recent-only release history
What it is and what it does
pythonvCard4 is a vCard 4.0 parser and generator that implements RFC 6350, letting you create, read, and modify contact information in the standard .vcf file format. It wraps vCard data—names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, URLs, photos, and custom fields—into Python Contact objects, and serializes them back to compliant vCard text. The library handles inline image embedding with Base64 encoding, extension properties via custom fields, and claims full round-trip fidelity including proper folding and escaping per the RFC.
The package has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel, making it lightweight to add to any project. However, it is very new (first released 2025-04-26 with no updates since) and has minimal adoption signal, so production use should account for the possibility of undiscovered bugs or missing edge-case handling.
Use it for
- Build contact management tools that import and export vCard files for interoperability with email clients and address books
- Parse existing .vcf files to extract and manipulate contact data programmatically within Python
- Generate vCard files from a database or web form to share contact information in a portable, standards-compliant format
- Embed photos in vCard files by specifying a path and letting the library handle Base64 encoding automatically
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need RFC 6350 vCard 4.0 support and can tolerate early-stage software.
The package is permissively licensed, has no dependencies, and covers the core vCard use cases. However, verify that it handles your specific vCard features and edge cases before relying on it in production, given its minimal history and adoption.
Install
pythonvcard4 on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction—pure Python wheel with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance status is aging: the package was first released on 2025-04-26 and has not been updated since, with only 3 repository stars and minimal community signal.
License in practice
MIT License permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install pythonvCard4
from datetime import date
from pythonvCard4.vcard import Contact
c = Contact(
fn="Jane Doe",
n=["Doe","Jane","","",""],
email=[{"value": "jane@example.com", "type": ["work"]}],
tel=[{"value": "+1234567890", "type": ["cell"]}],
bday=date(1990, 5, 15)
)
vcf_text = c.to_vcard()
print(vcf_text)Verify before relying
- Whether round-trip fidelity and RFC 6350 compliance have been tested against real-world vCard files and edge cases
- Whether photo embedding and Base64 encoding work reliably with various image formats and sizes
- Community adoption and bug-fix responsiveness given the minimal star count and recent-only release history
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.8 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Aging 475 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 109,905 / month, #12,493 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: pythonvcard4-0.2.0-py3-none-any.whl
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