webapp2
Taking Google App Engine's webapp to the next level!
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No. webapp2 is abandoned (last release 2012-09-28) with no maintenance signals and outdated design patterns. Install only if maintaining an existing application that already depends on it. For new projects, use a maintained web framework.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- No minimum Python version specified in package metadata; compatibility with modern Python versions is uncertain given the abandonment and age of the package.
- High install friction with no runtime dependencies.
- Package is abandoned—last release was 2012-09-28 with no active maintenance or repository signals available.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache Software License (permissive) — Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), meaning you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely as long as you include a copy of the license and notice of changes.
last release 2012-09-28 (5068 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 221,492 downloads/mo, #9,275 on PyPI
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pip install webapp2
import webapp2
class HelloWorld(webapp2.RequestHandler):
def get(self):
self.response.write('Hello World')
app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([('/', HelloWorld)])- Whether webapp2 runs on Python 3 or only Python 2, given the 2012 release date and no specified Python version requirement.
- Current state of Google App Engine compatibility and whether the framework still works with modern App Engine runtimes.
- Whether the optional webapp2_extras package is included or must be installed separately.
What it is and what it does
webapp2 is a minimal web framework built as an improved version of Google App Engine's original webapp module. It provides core web request handling with URI routing, exception handling, and response objects, designed to work both within App Engine and as a standalone Python web framework. The package has no runtime dependencies and aims for simplicity in application structure.
The framework was last updated in 2012-09-28 and is now abandoned, with no active maintenance or repository activity. While it remains available on PyPI and receives modest downloads, it predates modern Python web standards and practices. It should be considered a legacy framework suitable only for maintaining existing applications or learning historical web framework design, not for new projects.
Use it for
- Maintaining or extending existing Google App Engine applications originally built with webapp2.
- Learning how early Python web frameworks structured routing and request handling before modern frameworks emerged.
- Running legacy code that depends on webapp2 in environments where dependency updates are not feasible.
Worth the install?
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No.
webapp2 is abandoned (last release 2012-09-28) with no maintenance signals and outdated design patterns. Install only if maintaining an existing application that already depends on it. For new projects, use a maintained web framework.
Install
webapp2 on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction with no runtime dependencies. Package is abandoned—last release was 2012-09-28 with no active maintenance or repository signals available.
No minimum Python version specified in package metadata; compatibility with modern Python versions is uncertain given the abandonment and age of the package.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache Software License (permissive), meaning you can use, modify, and distribute the package freely as long as you include a copy of the license and notice of changes.
Quickstart
pip install webapp2
import webapp2
class HelloWorld(webapp2.RequestHandler):
def get(self):
self.response.write('Hello World')
app = webapp2.WSGIApplication([('/', HelloWorld)])Verify before relying
- Whether webapp2 runs on Python 3 or only Python 2, given the 2012 release date and no specified Python version requirement.
- Current state of Google App Engine compatibility and whether the framework still works with modern App Engine runtimes.
- Whether the optional webapp2_extras package is included or must be installed separately.
Package facts
| License | Apache Software License permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Abandoned 5,068 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 221,492 / month, #9,275 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonTopic :: Internet :: WWW/HTTP :: Dynamic ContentTopic :: Software Development :: Libraries :: Python Modules |
Evidence: webapp2-2.5.2.tar.gz; webapp2-2.5.2.zip
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