silpa_common

Common functions for SILPA and related modules

silpa-common v0.3 84.4K downloads/30d#13,997 on PyPI

Copyleft license LGPL-2.1+ Abandoned released 2014-05-03

What it is and what it does

silpa-common is a utility library built for SILPA, a web application focused on processing Indic languages. It provides two main submodules: charmap for mapping characters across Indic and other writing systems, and langdetect for identifying which language a text sample belongs to. The package also exports a servicemethod decorator intended for modules that expose functionality via JSONRPC.

The package has been abandoned since 2014-05-03 and receives no maintenance. It has no runtime dependencies, which simplifies installation, but the source-only distribution and age raise compatibility questions with modern Python environments. Python version support is unspecified, making it uncertain whether the code will run without modification on current systems.

Use it for:

Detect the language of text input in Indic language processing pipelines within legacy SILPA deployments
Map characters between different Indic writing systems for text normalization or transliteration tasks
Expose language detection or character mapping functions via JSONRPC in older SILPA-based web services
Access common utilities shared across multiple SILPA modules in historical or archived projects

Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying

Provides common utility functions for SILPA, including character mapping for Indic languages and language detection capabilities.

No. The package is abandoned with no maintenance since 2014-05-03 and unspecified Python version support. High install friction from source-only distribution, combined with the age and lack of testing on modern Python versions, makes it unsuitable for new projects. Consider it only if maintaining a legacy SILPA deployment that already depends on it.

Install

silpa-common on PyPI

pip

pip install silpa-common

uv

uv add silpa-common

poetry

poetry add silpa-common

Installing silpa_common

Before you install

High install friction due to source-only distribution. Package is abandoned since 2014-05-03 with no maintenance activity, raising concerns about compatibility with modern Python versions.

License in practice

Licensed under LGPL-2.1+, a copyleft license requiring derivative works to be distributed under the same terms. Use in proprietary software requires careful licensing review.

Quickstart

pip install silpa-common
from silpa_common import charmap, langdetect

Package is abandoned and may not install cleanly on modern Python versions; Python version compatibility is unspecified.

Verify before relying

Whether the package actually works with current Python versions given its abandonment since 2014-05-03
Whether character mapping and language detection functions are production-ready or experimental
What specific Indic languages are supported by the charmap module
Whether the JSONRPC decorator is still relevant for current web frameworks

Package facts

License	LGPL-2.1+ (copyleft)
Python support	not specified
Install friction	high — source build required
Runtime dependencies	none
Maintenance	abandoned — 4,486 days since the last release
First released	2013-05-25
Downloads	84,431/month — #13,997 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14)

Evidence: silpa_common-0.3.tar.gz

Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: Information TechnologyLicense :: DFSG approvedLicense :: OSI Approved :: GNU Lesser General Public License v2 or later (LGPLv2+)Operating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python