ruamel.base
common routines for ruamel packages
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are explicitly required to by a legacy ruamel package dependency. The package has been abandoned for over a decade, its purpose is poorly documented, and it appears to be infrastructure rather than a user-facing tool. If you need ruamel functionality, use the specific ruamel packages directly.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction, but the package has been abandoned for over a decade with no updates since August 2015.
- No runtime dependencies simplifies installation, but the stale maintenance status raises questions about whether it remains actively used or supported.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT license (permissive) — MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it legally straightforward to adopt.
last release 2015-08-27 (4005 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 163,942 downloads/mo, #10,559 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install ruamel.base
import ruamel.base- What common routines or utilities does this package actually export or provide to dependent packages?
- Is this package still imported by active ruamel packages, or has it been superseded or abandoned alongside the main project?
What it is and what it does
ruamel.base is a minimal shared library intended to hold common code for the ruamel package ecosystem. It was released in 2015 as a foundation layer for other ruamel packages to build upon, but has not been updated since August 2015 and is now abandoned. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs with low friction, but its actual purpose and current utility are unclear from the published description alone—it appears to be a placeholder or infrastructure component rather than a user-facing tool.
Because the package is abandoned and its role is vague, it is primarily relevant only if you are working with legacy ruamel packages that explicitly depend on it. For new projects, you would typically use the ruamel packages directly rather than this base layer.
Use it for
- Satisfy a dependency declared by an older ruamel package that requires ruamel.base as a prerequisite.
- Maintain compatibility with legacy code that imports from the ruamel namespace and expects this base module to be present.
- Inspect or contribute to the ruamel ecosystem if you are maintaining or extending ruamel packages from the 2015 era.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are explicitly required to by a legacy ruamel package dependency.
The package has been abandoned for over a decade, its purpose is poorly documented, and it appears to be infrastructure rather than a user-facing tool. If you need ruamel functionality, use the specific ruamel packages directly.
Install
ruamel-base on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction, but the package has been abandoned for over a decade with no updates since August 2015. No runtime dependencies simplifies installation, but the stale maintenance status raises questions about whether it remains actively used or supported.
License in practice
MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it legally straightforward to adopt.
Quickstart
pip install ruamel.base
import ruamel.baseVerify before relying
- What common routines or utilities does this package actually export or provide to dependent packages?
- Is this package still imported by active ruamel packages, or has it been superseded or abandoned alongside the main project?
Package facts
| License | MIT license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 4,005 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 163,942 / month, #10,559 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python |
Evidence: ruamel.base-1.0.0-py2-none-any.whl; ruamel.base-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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