---
id: ruamel-base
version: "1.0.0"
license: MIT license
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# ruamel.base — common routines for ruamel packages

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 163.9K/mo

## 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 above — verify before relying.

Provides a shared foundation for ruamel packages, intended as a future repository for common code and utilities across the ruamel namespace.

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

pip install ruamel-base
uv add ruamel-base
poetry add ruamel-base

## Installing ruamel.base

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.base

Verify 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: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 163.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

ruamel package utilities, shared ruamel base library, ruamel common routines, ruamel namespace foundation, ruamel package infrastructure, abandoned, namespace-package

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