setoptconf-tmp
A module for retrieving program settings from various sources in a consistant method.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are actively maintaining a prospector-dependent build that cannot be updated. The package is abandoned and explicitly temporary; the maintainers intend to remove it once prospector is updated. For new projects, use a maintained configuration library instead.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- However, the package is explicitly abandoned and marked as a temporary fork—it was created solely to unblock prospector builds and will be removed once prospector is updated.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice retention.
last release 2021-09-08 (1801 days) · last repo commit 2021-09-08
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 359,109 downloads/mo, #7,254 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
import setoptconf as soc
manager = soc.ConfigurationManager('myprogram')
manager.add(soc.StringSetting('foo'))
config = manager.retrieve(
soc.CommandLineSource,
soc.EnvironmentVariableSource,
soc.ConfigFileSource(('.myprogramrc',))
)- Whether prospector has since been updated to remove the setoptconf dependency, making this fork obsolete
- Compatibility with setuptools versions beyond 58 and current Python 3.10+ releases
What it is and what it does
setoptconf-tmp is a temporary fork of setoptconf created to fix a compatibility issue between the original setoptconf and setuptools >= 58 that was breaking prospector builds. It provides a configuration manager that collects program settings from multiple sources—command line arguments, environment variables, INI files, JSON files, YAML files, and Python objects—and merges them into a single configuration object with priority ordering determined by the order sources are passed to the retrieval method.
The package has no runtime dependencies and is designed as a minimal bridge solution. However, it is explicitly not maintained: the maintainers state it will be purged once prospector is updated to remove its setoptconf dependency. Installing this package should only be considered if you have an active prospector build that cannot be updated, and you need a temporary workaround for setuptools compatibility.
Use it for
- Unblocking prospector CI builds that fail due to setoptconf incompatibility with setuptools >= 58
- Temporarily loading application settings from command line, environment, and config files in a single call
- Merging settings from multiple sources with explicit priority order (e.g., CLI overrides env vars, which override files)
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are actively maintaining a prospector-dependent build that cannot be updated.
The package is abandoned and explicitly temporary; the maintainers intend to remove it once prospector is updated. For new projects, use a maintained configuration library instead.
Install
setoptconf-tmp on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is explicitly abandoned and marked as a temporary fork—it was created solely to unblock prospector builds and will be removed once prospector is updated.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only license and copyright notice retention.
Quickstart
import setoptconf as soc
manager = soc.ConfigurationManager('myprogram')
manager.add(soc.StringSetting('foo'))
config = manager.retrieve(
soc.CommandLineSource,
soc.EnvironmentVariableSource,
soc.ConfigFileSource(('.myprogramrc',))
)Verify before relying
- Whether prospector has since been updated to remove the setoptconf dependency, making this fork obsolete
- Compatibility with setuptools versions beyond 58 and current Python 3.10+ releases
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,801 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 359,109 / month, #7,254 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 :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: setoptconf_tmp-0.3.1-py3-none-any.whl
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