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id: types-atomicwrites
version: "1.4.5.1"
license: Apache-2.0 license
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# types-atomicwrites — Typing stubs for atomicwrites

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 151.1K/mo

## What it is and what it does

types-atomicwrites is a PEP 561 type stub package that provides type information for the atomicwrites library. It allows static type checkers—mypy, PyCharm, pytype, and similar tools—to understand and validate code that uses atomicwrites. The stubs are sourced from the Python typeshed project and are distributed as a standalone wheel with no runtime dependencies.

The package is unmaintained and will not receive updates. This means the type information is frozen at a point in time and may become outdated if atomicwrites itself evolves or if type-checking standards change. It is most useful for projects that depend on older versions of atomicwrites or that need type hints for legacy codebases.

Use it for:

- Enable mypy or PyCharm to type-check code using atomicwrites in a legacy project
- Provide type hints for atomicwrites in a codebase that requires strict static type validation
- Support IDE autocomplete and type inference when working with atomicwrites APIs

## Worth the install?

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

Provides type stubs for the atomicwrites package, enabling static type checkers like mypy and PyCharm to understand atomicwrites code.

Yes, if you use atomicwrites and need type checking support—but only if you are not using a recent version of atomicwrites that includes inline type hints. The package is unmaintained and frozen as of 2022-10-17, so verify that its stubs match your version of atomicwrites before relying on it. No security vulnerabilities are known.

## Install

pip install types-atomicwrites
uv add types-atomicwrites
poetry add types-atomicwrites

## Installing types-atomicwrites

Before you install: Low install friction with no runtime dependencies. However, the package is explicitly unmaintained and has not been updated since 2022-10-17; it will not receive further fixes or improvements.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache-2.0, a permissive license that allows broad use with minimal restrictions, suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install types-atomicwrites

Then configure your type checker (mypy, PyCharm, pytype) to use the stubs when checking code that imports atomicwrites.

Verify before relying:

- Whether atomicwrites itself has adopted inline type hints, potentially making this stub package redundant
- Current compatibility of these stubs with recent versions of atomicwrites

## Package facts

- License: Apache-2.0 license (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 151.1K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

type stubs atomicwrites, mypy stubs atomic writes, typing stubs file operations, static type checking atomicwrites, pep 561 type hints, type-stubs, unmaintained

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