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reuters-style

Format dates, numbers and text to conform with the Reuters Style Guide, the standards that guide the world's largest independent newsroom

reuters-style v0.0.5 116.0K downloads/30d#12,230 on PyPI3
Permissive license MIT DORMANT released

What it is and what it does

Reuters-style is a lightweight Python library that applies Reuters Style Guide formatting rules to dates, numbers, and text. It's designed for journalists, news organizations, and publishing platforms that need to ensure content conforms to the standards used by Reuters, one of the world's largest independent newsrooms. The library has no external runtime dependencies, making it quick to install and integrate into existing workflows.

The package is classified as Production/Stable but has been dormant since its last commit on 2024-11-01, with the latest release dated 2023-11-02. While the repository remains accessible and contains no known security vulnerabilities, the lack of recent activity suggests limited ongoing development or maintenance.

Use it for:

  • Automatically format dates and numbers in news articles to match Reuters editorial standards
  • Validate or convert text formatting in publishing pipelines that must comply with Reuters style
  • Integrate style compliance into content management systems used by newsrooms or wire services
  • Batch-process historical or incoming content to ensure consistent Reuters-compliant formatting

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Formats dates, numbers, and text according to Reuters Style Guide conventions for use in news and publishing contexts.

Yes, if you need Reuters Style Guide compliance and accept dormant maintenance. The package is lightweight, dependency-free, and carries no known security issues. However, verify that the specific formatting rules you need are implemented, and be aware that no commits have occurred since 2024-11-01—suitable for stable use cases but not for projects requiring ongoing feature development or rapid bug fixes.

Install

reuters-style on PyPI

pip

pip install reuters-style

uv

uv add reuters-style

poetry

poetry add reuters-style

Installing reuters-style

Before you install

Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. Marked dormant since last commit on 2024-11-01, though the repository remains active and the package is classified as Production/Stable.

License in practice

MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart

pip install reuters-style

import reuters_style
# Format text, dates, or numbers according to Reuters conventions
formatted = reuters_style.format_text("example")

Verify before relying

  • What specific formatting functions are available (date formats, number conventions, text rules) beyond the summary description
  • Whether dormancy since 2024-11-01 signals abandonment despite Production/Stable status
  • Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.9, 3.10, 3.11 given the unspecified python_support field

Package facts

License MIT (permissive)
Python support not specified
Install friction low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies none
Maintenance dormant — 1,016 days since the last release
Last repo commit
First released
Downloads 115,953/month — #12,230 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14)
Known vulnerabilities none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14)

Evidence: reuters_style-0.0.5-py3-none-any.whl

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9

Tags

reuters style guide formattingnews writing style automationdate number text formattingjournalism style compliancereuters style python library
journalismstyle-guidenews-publishing

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