---
id: stevedore
version: "5.9.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# stevedore — Manage dynamic plugins for Python applications

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install stevedore
uv add stevedore
poetry add stevedore

## Description

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stevedore -- Manage dynamic plugins for Python applications
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Python makes loading code dynamically easy, allowing you to configure
and extend your application by discovering and loading extensions
("*plugins*") at runtime. Many applications implement their own
library for doing this, using ``__import__`` or ``importlib``.
stevedore avoids creating yet another extension
mechanism by building on top of `setuptools entry points`_. The code
for managing entry points tends to be repetitive, though, so stevedore
provides manager classes for implementing common patterns for using
dynamically loaded extensions.

.. _setuptools entry points: http://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html?#entry-points

* Free software: Apache license
*...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

stevedore manages dynamic plugin loading for Python applications by wrapping setuptools entry points, providing manager classes to implement common patterns for discovering and loading extensions at runtime.

Verdict: stevedore is a production-stable, actively maintained plugin management library with zero security vulnerabilities, no dependencies, and permissive licensing. It is well-suited for applications needing extensibility via setuptools entry points.

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