setuptools-scm-git-archive
setuptools_scm plugin for git archives
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. Do not install this package. It is abandoned and obsolete—setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0 includes its functionality natively. If you are using an older setuptools_scm version, upgrade instead of adding this plugin. If you maintain a legacy project that currently depends on it, follow the migration guide in the package description to remove the dependency.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- This plugin requires setuptools_scm to be installed; however, setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0 makes this plugin redundant.
- The package is abandoned (last commit 2024-02-02, repository archived) and has not been updated since its latest release on 2023-09-21.
- Its functionality is now built into setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0, making this plugin unnecessary for new projects.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so there are no licensing restrictions on use or redistribution—but the package's obsolescence makes this moot.
last release 2023-09-21 (1058 days) · last repo commit 2024-02-02 · 18 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,011,529 downloads/mo, #4,511 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
# This package is obsolete. Instead, update .git_archival.txt in your repo to:
# node: $Format:%H$
# node-date: $Format:%cI$
# describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true)$
# ref-names: $Format:%D$
# Then remove setuptools_scm_git_archive from your dependencies.- Whether any active projects still depend on this plugin or if all users have migrated to setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0
What it is and what it does
setuptools_scm_git_archive was a plugin for setuptools_scm that enabled version extraction from Git archives by reading metadata embedded in archive exports. It worked by parsing special Git export-ignore files to recover version information when the full Git history was not available—a common scenario in CI/CD pipelines and distributed builds.
The plugin is now obsolete. As of setuptools_scm version 7.0.0, this functionality has been integrated directly into setuptools_scm itself. The project repository is archived, the last commit was in February 2024, and no updates have been released since 2023-09-21. Users of older setuptools_scm versions who still rely on this plugin should migrate by updating their .git_archival.txt configuration file and upgrading to setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0.
Use it for
- Extracting version info from Git archives in legacy CI/CD pipelines still using setuptools_scm < 7.0.0
- Maintaining compatibility with older projects that explicitly depend on this plugin
- Understanding how Git archive versioning worked before it was built into setuptools_scm
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No.
Do not install this package. It is abandoned and obsolete—setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0 includes its functionality natively. If you are using an older setuptools_scm version, upgrade instead of adding this plugin. If you maintain a legacy project that currently depends on it, follow the migration guide in the package description to remove the dependency.
Install
setuptools-scm-git-archive on PyPI
Before you install
The package is abandoned (last commit 2024-02-02, repository archived) and has not been updated since its latest release on 2023-09-21. Its functionality is now built into setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0, making this plugin unnecessary for new projects.
This plugin requires setuptools_scm to be installed; however, setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0 makes this plugin redundant.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so there are no licensing restrictions on use or redistribution—but the package's obsolescence makes this moot.
Quickstart
# This package is obsolete. Instead, update .git_archival.txt in your repo to:
# node: $Format:%H$
# node-date: $Format:%cI$
# describe-name: $Format:%(describe:tags=true)$
# ref-names: $Format:%D$
# Then remove setuptools_scm_git_archive from your dependencies.Verify before relying
- Whether any active projects still depend on this plugin or if all users have migrated to setuptools_scm >= 7.0.0
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,058 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,011,529 / month, #4,511 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: setuptools_scm_git_archive-1.4.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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