urllib3-secure-extra
Marker library to detect whether urllib3 was installed with the deprecated [secure] extra
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No. The package is abandoned and was always a temporary bridge for a specific urllib3 deprecation. Unless you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on detecting the [secure] extra, this library is no longer needed. Check urllib3's current documentation to understand how it now handles secure dependencies.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Low install friction with no runtime dependencies, but the package is abandoned as of 2022-08-17 with no maintenance activity since its single release.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license permits use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe to include in most projects.
last release 2022-08-01 (1474 days) · last repo commit 2022-08-17 · 4 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 3,106,698 downloads/mo, #2,751 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install urllib3-secure-extra
import urllib3_secure_extra- Whether this marker library is still needed given urllib3's current handling of the [secure] extra deprecation
- Compatibility with modern urllib3 versions and Python versions released after 2022
What it is and what it does
urllib3-secure-extra is a minimal marker library designed to help detect whether urllib3 was installed with the now-deprecated [secure] extra. It exists to support conditional dependency resolution during a transition period when urllib3 was phasing out that extra. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel.
This is a narrow-purpose tool created to bridge a specific compatibility gap in urllib3's dependency ecosystem. It was released on 2022-08-01 and has not been updated since, reflecting that it was meant as a temporary solution for a known deprecation rather than an ongoing library.
Use it for
- Detect in setup.py or pyproject.toml whether urllib3 was installed with [secure] to conditionally require additional packages
- Maintain backward compatibility in projects that depend on urllib3's [secure] extra during its deprecation period
- Conditional marker expressions in dependency specifications to handle urllib3 installation variants
Worth the install?
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No.
The package is abandoned and was always a temporary bridge for a specific urllib3 deprecation. Unless you are maintaining legacy code that explicitly depends on detecting the [secure] extra, this library is no longer needed. Check urllib3's current documentation to understand how it now handles secure dependencies.
Install
urllib3-secure-extra on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with no runtime dependencies, but the package is abandoned as of 2022-08-17 with no maintenance activity since its single release.
License in practice
MIT license permits use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it safe to include in most projects.
Quickstart
pip install urllib3-secure-extra
import urllib3_secure_extraVerify before relying
- Whether this marker library is still needed given urllib3's current handling of the [secure] extra deprecation
- Compatibility with modern urllib3 versions and Python versions released after 2022
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 1,474 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 3,106,698 / month, #2,751 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries |
Evidence: urllib3_secure_extra-0.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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