---
id: websocket
version: "0.2.1"
license: UNKNOWN
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# websocket — Websocket implementation for gevent

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 157.3K/mo

## What it is and what it does

websocket is a WebSocket protocol implementation designed for gevent-based applications. It enables bidirectional communication channels over HTTP, allowing real-time data exchange between clients and servers in gevent async contexts.

The package has been abandoned since its single release on 2010-12-03 and shows no maintenance activity, repository commits, or updates. It carries high install friction and lacks documentation or active support. Modern alternatives with ongoing maintenance are strongly recommended for any new projects.

Use it for:

- Legacy gevent applications requiring WebSocket support that cannot be migrated to maintained libraries
- Historical code archaeology or understanding early WebSocket implementations in Python
- Educational study of gevent-based async patterns from the early 2010s era

## Worth the install?

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

Provides WebSocket protocol support for gevent-based applications, enabling bidirectional communication over HTTP.

No. This package is abandoned (last release 2010-12-03), has high install friction, and lacks any maintenance or repository activity. Modern WebSocket libraries with active maintenance are available. Install only if maintaining legacy code that already depends on it; do not use for new projects.

## Install

pip install websocket
uv add websocket
poetry add websocket

## Installing websocket

Before you install: High install friction and abandoned maintenance status. No repository activity or commits visible; last release was in 2010. Not actively maintained.

License in practice: MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, though the permissive treatment offers no liability protection.

Quickstart:

pip install websocket==0.2.1
import websocket
# Usage requires gevent integration; exact API not specified in available documentation

Requires gevent; no Python version specified and package is abandoned since 2010-12-03, likely incompatible with modern Python versions

Verify before relying:

- Whether this package works with modern Python versions or current gevent releases
- Whether gevent is a runtime dependency despite not appearing in the fact sheet
- Current compatibility with contemporary WebSocket standards and security practices

## Package facts

- License: UNKNOWN (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: high
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 157.3K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

websocket gevent, websocket server client, real-time bidirectional communication, websocket protocol implementation, gevent websocket support, abandoned, legacy, gevent

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