---
id: tool
version: "0.8.0"
license: GPL3
license_treatment: copyleft
maintenance: abandoned
---

# tool — A compact modular conf/web/console framework.

License: copyleft · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 127.5K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Tool is a compact, modular framework designed to unify configuration, web, and console application development around WSGI. It was intended to provide a lightweight alternative for building Python web applications and command-line interfaces with shared configuration logic.

The package has been inactive for 5376 days and carries Alpha-stage maturity. With no runtime dependencies and a copyleft GPL3 license, it presents significant adoption risk: there is no clear maintenance path, no documented Python version support, and no accessible repository or documentation to guide integration with contemporary tooling.

Use it for:

- Historical reference for understanding early WSGI framework design patterns from 2011.
- Archival or legacy system maintenance if an existing application depends on this specific version.
- Educational exploration of how modular frameworks structured configuration and console interfaces.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

A compact modular framework for building WSGI web applications, console interfaces, and configuration management, last updated in 2011.

No. The package is abandoned (last release 2011-11-25), classified as Alpha, and offers no clear advantage over maintained alternatives. The copyleft GPL3 license restricts use in proprietary projects. Without documented Python version support, accessible repository, or active maintenance, it poses compatibility and support risks.

## Install

pip install tool
uv add tool
poetry add tool

## Installing tool

Before you install: High install friction with no runtime dependencies. The package has been abandoned since 2011 (5376 days without release) and is classified as Alpha development status, raising concerns about compatibility with modern Python versions.

License in practice: Licensed under GPL3 (copyleft). Any derivative work or application using this package must also be released under a compatible GPL license, which may restrict commercial or proprietary use.

Quickstart:

pip install tool==0.8.0
import tool

Python version compatibility is unspecified; the package has not been updated since 2011 and may not work with modern Python versions.

Verify before relying:

- Compatibility with Python versions released after 2011; requires_python is unspecified.
- Whether the package functions with modern WSGI servers is undocumented.
- The homepage and repository links are missing or marked UNKNOWN, making support assessment difficult.

## Package facts

- License: GPL3 (copyleft)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 127.5K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

wsgi web framework, python web application framework, lightweight web framework, console application framework, configuration management framework, modular web framework, python wsgi application, abandoned, legacy, wsgi

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