skia-pathops
Python access to operations on paths using the Skia library
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need robust boolean path operations in Python. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and offers pre-built wheels for most platforms. Install friction is moderate but manageable. The permissive BSD license poses no barrier. Suitable for font tools, vector graphics libraries, and geometric processing workflows.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; compiled extension requires appropriate wheel for your platform.
- Medium install friction due to compiled extension; pre-built wheels available for common platforms (CPython 3.10+, PyPy 3.11).
- Active maintenance with recent release.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in most projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2026-02-16 (179 days) · last repo commit 2026-02-16 · 57 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 278,947 downloads/mo, #8,129 on PyPI
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pip install skia-pathops
import skia_pathops
# Use pathops for boolean operations on vector paths- Specific performance characteristics or path complexity limits not documented in fact sheet.
- Integration patterns with common vector graphics libraries beyond Skia itself.
What it is and what it does
skia-pathops wraps Google's Skia Path Ops library, a specialized tool for performing boolean operations on vector paths. It lets you compute intersections, unions, differences, and XOR combinations of paths—operations fundamental to vector graphics processing, font manipulation, and CAD-like applications.
The package provides a thin Python interface to Skia's C++ implementation, so it's fast and reliable for path geometry work. It has no runtime dependencies, only a compiled extension module. Installation is straightforward on common platforms via pre-built wheels, though you'll need Python 3.10 or later.
Use it for
- Font processing: compute path intersections and unions when manipulating glyph outlines.
- Vector graphics: combine or subtract paths when building complex shapes from simpler ones.
- Clipping operations: compute the intersection of two paths to clip one to another's boundary.
- Path simplification: use boolean operations to resolve overlaps and clean up complex path data.
- Geometric analysis: determine XOR or difference regions between overlapping vector shapes.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need robust boolean path operations in Python.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and offers pre-built wheels for most platforms. Install friction is moderate but manageable. The permissive BSD license poses no barrier. Suitable for font tools, vector graphics libraries, and geometric processing workflows.
Install
skia-pathops on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to compiled extension; pre-built wheels available for common platforms (CPython 3.10+, PyPy 3.11). Active maintenance with recent release.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; compiled extension requires appropriate wheel for your platform.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows use in most projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install skia-pathops
import skia_pathops
# Use pathops for boolean operations on vector pathsVerify before relying
- Specific performance characteristics or path complexity limits not documented in fact sheet.
- Integration patterns with common vector graphics libraries beyond Skia itself.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 179 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 278,947 / month, #8,129 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaEnvironment :: ConsoleIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Multimedia :: GraphicsTopic :: Multimedia :: Graphics :: Graphics Conversion |
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