rfc3339

What it is and what it does

rfc3339 is a lightweight library for formatting and parsing dates according to RFC 3339, the standardized Internet date/time format. It handles conversion between Python datetime objects and RFC 3339-compliant string representations, useful for APIs, HTTP headers, and systems requiring standards-compliant timestamp serialization.

The package has no external runtime dependencies, making it simple to integrate. However, it has been abandoned since its last release on 2019-09-24 and receives no active maintenance. While marked as Production/Stable in its classifiers, the lack of ongoing development means bugs or compatibility issues will not be addressed by the maintainer.

Use it for:

• Serialize Python datetime objects to RFC 3339 strings for REST API responses
• Parse RFC 3339 timestamps from HTTP headers or JSON payloads into Python datetime objects
• Generate standards-compliant timestamps for logging or audit trails in networked systems
• Convert between internal datetime representations and RFC 3339 format for data interchange

Worth the install?

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

Formats and parses dates according to RFC 3339, the Internet date/time standard.

Yes, if you need RFC 3339 formatting and can accept an unmaintained package. The library is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, verify that its implementation meets your requirements and consider the risk of abandonment if you need long-term support or encounter bugs.

Install

rfc3339 on PyPI

pip install rfc3339

uv add rfc3339

poetry add rfc3339

Installing rfc3339

Before you install

Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies. However, the package has been abandoned since 2019-09-24 and receives no maintenance, which may pose a risk if bugs are discovered.

License in practice

License is marked ISCL with unclear treatment, which may require verification before use in proprietary or copyleft projects.

Quickstart

pip install rfc3339

import rfc3339
from datetime import datetime

dt = datetime.now()
rfc_string = rfc3339.format(dt)

Verify before relying

• What obligations ISCL license carries and whether it is equivalent to ISC
• Whether RFC 3339 implementation is complete and spec-compliant
• Python 3 compatibility given classifiers list Python 2.6 and 2.7 but package is abandoned

Package facts

Evidence: rfc3339-6.2-py3-none-any.whl

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