---
id: quip
version: "0.1.12"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# quip — Quick user interfaces for Python

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 78.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Quip is a minimal web framework that lets you add a browser-based UI to Python command-line applications. It bridges the gap between traditional CLI tools and modern web interfaces by generating a web frontend from your Python code.

The package requires external npm dependencies (stylus and rapydscript-ng) to be installed globally before use, which adds setup complexity. It was last updated in June 2016 and is now abandoned, meaning no active maintenance, bug fixes, or compatibility updates are happening. The project has minimal adoption (2 GitHub stars) and receives very few downloads relative to its position in the PyPI ecosystem.

Use it for:

- Add a web interface to an existing Python CLI tool without rewriting the core logic
- Prototype a web UI for a command-line utility during development
- Provide a browser-based alternative frontend to users who prefer web interfaces over terminals

## Worth the install?

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

Quip creates a web-based user interface for Python command-line applications, bridging CLI tools with a browser-based frontend.

No. The package is abandoned (last updated June 2016), requires external npm dependencies that may no longer be maintained, and has no active maintenance or security support. Unless you are maintaining legacy code already using Quip, choose a modern alternative instead.

## Install

pip install quip
uv add quip
poetry add quip

## Installing quip

Before you install: High install friction: requires npm modules stylus and rapydscript-ng to be installed globally before use. Project is abandoned as of 2016 with no commits since June 2016, creating significant maintenance risk.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

npm install -g stylus rapydscript-ng
pip install quip==0.1.12
import quip

Requires npm modules stylus and rapydscript-ng to be installed globally before importing quip

Verify before relying:

- Whether stylus and rapydscript-ng remain available and compatible with current Node.js versions
- Whether the package works with Python versions released after 2016
- Current state of the GitHub repository and whether it accepts contributions or security patches

## Package facts

- License: Apache 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 78.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

web ui for cli applications, python command-line web interface, browser frontend for cli tools, minimal web framework python, cli to web ui bridge, abandoned, legacy

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