remotezip
Access zip file content hosted remotely without downloading the full file.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if your use case involves selective extraction from remote zips and the server supports Range requests. The low install friction and permissive license make it a practical choice. Be aware that dormant maintenance (900 days since last release) means security or compatibility updates may lag; verify the package works with your Python version and target servers before relying on it in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Remote server must support HTTP Range requests; some operations (extractall, testzip) require full archive download and may be inefficient.
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (requests).
- Dormant maintenance status—last release was 900 days ago, though the repository remains active with recent commits and no archived flag.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2024-02-26 (900 days) · last repo commit 2024-11-02 · 133 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 90,856 downloads/mo, #13,560 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install remotezip
from remotezip import RemoteZip
with RemoteZip('http://example.com/archive.zip') as z:
z.extract('file.txt')- Whether dormant status (900 days since release) affects real-world reliability or if the package is stable-enough-to-ignore.
- Performance characteristics when dealing with large central directories or archives with many files.
What it is and what it does
remotezip is a Python library that lets you read and extract individual files from zip archives hosted on remote web servers without downloading the entire archive. It wraps the standard library's zipfile.ZipFile class and uses HTTP Range requests to fetch only the parts of the archive you need—typically the central directory and the specific member you want to extract.
The library requires the remote server to support Range headers and depends only on requests for HTTP communication. It exposes the full ZipFile API (namelist, extract, open, read, etc.), making it a drop-in replacement for local zip operations when bandwidth matters. A command-line tool is also included for quick listing and extraction from the shell.
Use it for
- Extract a single file from a large remote zip without downloading gigabytes of data.
- List archive contents and selectively download only needed members from S3 or other HTTP-hosted zips.
- Integrate remote zip access into data pipelines where bandwidth or latency is a constraint.
- Stream specific files from cloud-hosted archives using custom authentication (auth parameter).
Worth the install?
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Yes, if your use case involves selective extraction from remote zips and the server supports Range requests.
The low install friction and permissive license make it a practical choice. Be aware that dormant maintenance (900 days since last release) means security or compatibility updates may lag; verify the package works with your Python version and target servers before relying on it in production.
Install
remotezip on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (requests). Dormant maintenance status—last release was 900 days ago, though the repository remains active with recent commits and no archived flag.
Remote server must support HTTP Range requests; some operations (extractall, testzip) require full archive download and may be inefficient.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install remotezip
from remotezip import RemoteZip
with RemoteZip('http://example.com/archive.zip') as z:
z.extract('file.txt')Verify before relying
- Whether dormant status (900 days since release) affects real-world reliability or if the package is stable-enough-to-ignore.
- Performance characteristics when dealing with large central directories or archives with many files.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagerequests |
| Maintenance | Dormant 900 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 90,856 / month, #13,560 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/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: remotezip-0.12.3-py3-none-any.whl
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