SharePlum
Python SharePoint Library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No for new projects. SharePoint integration is better served by Microsoft's official SDKs or actively maintained alternatives. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on SharePlum and cannot migrate, or if you are locked into an older SharePoint version with no other option. The abandoned status and lack of maintenance since 2023 create long-term risk.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires valid SharePoint site URL and appropriate authentication credentials (NTLM or Office365); network access to the SharePoint server is mandatory.
- Low install friction with four runtime dependencies (lxml, requests, requests-ntlm, requests-toolbelt).
- However, the project is archived and abandoned as of 2023-02-08, with no maintenance for over 2 years; use only if you are locked into legacy SharePoint versions or cannot migrate.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
last release 2020-04-22 (2305 days) · last repo commit 2023-02-08 · 181 stars · archived
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,164,826 downloads/mo, #3,236 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
from shareplum import Site
from requests_ntlm import HttpNtlmAuth
auth = HttpNtlmAuth('DIR\\username', 'password')
site = Site('https://abc.com/sites/MySharePointSite/', auth=auth)
sp_list = site.List('list name')
data = sp_list.GetListItems('All Items', rowlimit=200)- Whether the package works reliably with modern SharePoint Online or only legacy on-premises versions.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.8, given the classifiers only list up to 3.8.
- Whether requests-ntlm and requests-toolbelt remain actively maintained and secure.
What it is and what it does
SharePlum wraps the SharePoint web services API to let you read and write list data, manage folders and files, and authenticate to both on-premises and Office365 SharePoint sites without writing raw HTTP requests. It abstracts away XML parsing and SOAP details, presenting SharePoint lists as Python dictionaries and automating type conversion between SharePoint's internal representation and Python types.
The library supports NTLM authentication for on-premises deployments and cookie-based authentication for Office365. It can query lists with filters, upload and download files, and perform check-in/check-out operations on documents. However, the project has been archived since early 2023 with no active maintenance, so it is best suited for teams maintaining legacy SharePoint integrations rather than new projects.
Use it for
- Retrieve and update SharePoint list items from Python scripts without manual SOAP or REST calls.
- Automate file uploads and downloads to SharePoint document libraries using folder operations.
- Migrate data from on-premises or Office365 SharePoint to other systems via Python ETL scripts.
- Query and filter SharePoint lists by column values to extract specific records for reporting.
- Perform bulk check-in and check-out operations on SharePoint documents programmatically.
Worth the install?
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No for new projects.
SharePoint integration is better served by Microsoft's official SDKs or actively maintained alternatives. Install only if you are maintaining legacy code that already depends on SharePlum and cannot migrate, or if you are locked into an older SharePoint version with no other option. The abandoned status and lack of maintenance since 2023 create long-term risk.
Install
shareplum on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with four runtime dependencies (lxml, requests, requests-ntlm, requests-toolbelt). However, the project is archived and abandoned as of 2023-02-08, with no maintenance for over 2 years; use only if you are locked into legacy SharePoint versions or cannot migrate.
Requires valid SharePoint site URL and appropriate authentication credentials (NTLM or Office365); network access to the SharePoint server is mandatory.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and imposes no restrictions on use, modification, or distribution in your own projects.
Quickstart
from shareplum import Site
from requests_ntlm import HttpNtlmAuth
auth = HttpNtlmAuth('DIR\\username', 'password')
site = Site('https://abc.com/sites/MySharePointSite/', auth=auth)
sp_list = site.List('list name')
data = sp_list.GetListItems('All Items', rowlimit=200)Verify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern SharePoint Online or only legacy on-premises versions.
- Compatibility with Python versions beyond 3.8, given the classifiers only list up to 3.8.
- Whether requests-ntlm and requests-toolbelt remain actively maintained and secure.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packageslxmlrequestsrequests-ntlmrequests-toolbelt |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 2,305 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | repository archived |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,164,826 / month, #3,236 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 :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Topic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Office/Business |
Evidence: SharePlum-0.5.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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