status
HTTP status code reporting for GET and POST requests
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned and untested on any Python version released in the last decade. Modern alternatives (curl, wget, httpie, or requests-based tools) are actively maintained and more reliable. Install only if you are constrained to an old Python environment and cannot use any other tool.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Package targets Python 2.6–3.4 and PyPy 2.4.0; compatibility with modern Python versions (3.8+) is untested and unsupported.
- Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies, but the project has been abandoned since 2015 with no updates for over a decade.
- The last commit was in 2018 and it has minimal community engagement (1 star).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT license (permissive) — Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.
last release 2015-01-07 (4237 days) · last repo commit 2018-03-05 · 1 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 91,117 downloads/mo, #13,540 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install status
status example.com
status -p example.com- Whether the package works reliably on modern Python versions (3.8+) despite being tested only on Python 2.7, 3.4, and PyPy 2.4.0.
- Whether connection handling and error recovery remain robust given the absence of maintenance for over a decade.
- Current state of HTTPS certificate validation and whether it handles modern TLS requirements.
What it is and what it does
Status is a minimal command-line utility that fetches and reports the HTTP status code returned by a server for a given URL. It supports both GET (default) and POST requests via a simple `-p` flag and automatically prepends `http://` to URLs that lack a protocol prefix. The tool has no runtime dependencies and installs as a wheel.
The package is effectively unmaintained: its last release was in January 2015, the repository received its final commit in March 2018, and it has seen no activity since. It was originally tested against Python 2.7, 3.4, and PyPy 2.4.0—all versions now well outside their support windows. While it may still function on modern Python, there is no guarantee of compatibility, and any issues discovered would likely go unresolved.
Use it for
- Quick command-line checks of whether a website is responding and what status code it returns.
- Scripted monitoring or health checks for URLs in environments where only legacy Python versions are available.
- Learning or reference: understanding how to make HTTP requests and parse status codes in Python.
- Testing POST endpoint availability when a simple curl or wget alternative is not available.
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned and untested on any Python version released in the last decade. Modern alternatives (curl, wget, httpie, or requests-based tools) are actively maintained and more reliable. Install only if you are constrained to an old Python environment and cannot use any other tool.
Install
status on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is straightforward with no runtime dependencies, but the project has been abandoned since 2015 with no updates for over a decade. The last commit was in 2018 and it has minimal community engagement (1 star).
Package targets Python 2.6–3.4 and PyPy 2.4.0; compatibility with modern Python versions (3.8+) is untested and unsupported.
License in practice
Licensed under MIT (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install status
status example.com
status -p example.comVerify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably on modern Python versions (3.8+) despite being tested only on Python 2.7, 3.4, and PyPy 2.4.0.
- Whether connection handling and error recovery remain robust given the absence of maintenance for over a decade.
- Current state of HTTPS certificate validation and whether it handles modern TLS requirements.
Package facts
| License | MIT license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 4,237 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 91,117 / month, #13,540 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.0Programming Language :: Python :: 3.1Programming Language :: Python :: 3.2Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: InternetTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTPTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: HTTP ServersTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Site ManagementTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Site Management :: Link CheckingTopic :: SystemTopic :: System :: NetworkingTopic :: System :: Networking :: Monitoring |
Evidence: status-0.2.5-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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