remotezip2
Fork of python-remotezip
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to work with remote ZIP files and can accept the GPL v3 copyleft requirement. The package has low install friction and no dependencies, but verify whether the original upstream project or this fork is the active choice for your use case, given the dormant maintenance status.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; the remote server must support HTTP range requests.
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance is dormant—the latest release was on 2024-12-01 and the repository shows minimal activity, though it remains unarchived and marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — Licensed under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007, which is a copyleft license requiring derivative works and distributions to also be open source under GPL-compatible terms.
last release 2024-12-01 (621 days) · last repo commit 2024-12-01 · 3 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 313,350 downloads/mo, #7,717 on PyPI
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pip install remotezip2
from remotezip2 import RemoteZip
with RemoteZip('https://example.com/archive.zip') as rz:
file_list = rz.namelist()
content = rz.read('path/in/archive.txt')- Whether this fork is actively maintained or if the original upstream project is the recommended source
- What specific improvements or responsiveness to PRs this fork offers over the original
- Actual performance characteristics when working with large remote ZIP files
What it is and what it does
remotezip2 is a fork of python-remotezip that enables reading and extracting files from ZIP archives hosted on remote servers without downloading the entire file. It uses HTTP range requests to fetch only the portions of the archive needed to locate and extract specific files, making it useful for working with large remote ZIP files over the network.
The package has no runtime dependencies and supports Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.13. It is marked as Production/Stable but has been dormant since its initial release on 2024-12-01. The fork was created to be more responsive to pull requests than the original upstream project.
Use it for
- Extract specific files from large ZIP archives hosted on cloud storage or web servers without downloading gigabytes of data
- List and inspect the contents of remote ZIP files to decide which files to extract before fetching them
- Integrate remote ZIP file access into data pipelines where bandwidth or latency constraints make full downloads impractical
- Access archived datasets or software distributions hosted remotely in a streaming fashion
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to work with remote ZIP files and can accept the GPL v3 copyleft requirement.
The package has low install friction and no dependencies, but verify whether the original upstream project or this fork is the active choice for your use case, given the dormant maintenance status.
Install
remotezip2 on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is dormant—the latest release was on 2024-12-01 and the repository shows minimal activity, though it remains unarchived and marked Production/Stable.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; the remote server must support HTTP range requests.
License in practice
Licensed under GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 3, 29 June 2007, which is a copyleft license requiring derivative works and distributions to also be open source under GPL-compatible terms.
Quickstart
pip install remotezip2
from remotezip2 import RemoteZip
with RemoteZip('https://example.com/archive.zip') as rz:
file_list = rz.namelist()
content = rz.read('path/in/archive.txt')Verify before relying
- Whether this fork is actively maintained or if the original upstream project is the recommended source
- What specific improvements or responsiveness to PRs this fork offers over the original
- Actual performance characteristics when working with large remote ZIP files
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Dormant 621 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 313,350 / month, #7,717 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 :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: remotezip2-0.0.2-py3-none-any.whl
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