# cherrypy/cherrypy

CherryPy is a pythonic, object-oriented HTTP framework.      https://cherrypy.dev

Repository: https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cherrypy
Homepage: https://docs.cherrypy.dev
Language: Python
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, python-3, python-2, idiomatic-python, http, http-server, https, http-streaming, daemon-mode, cross-platform, pypy3, pypy, jython, cherrypy, pure-python, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-24T17:57:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3777, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1946, forks 368 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.812866+00:00)

## What it is
CherryPy is a pythonic, object-oriented HTTP framework for building web applications in Python. It lets developers write web apps as ordinary Python classes with exposed methods, and includes its own production-ready HTTP server.

## Use cases
- build a web application in pure python without heavy dependencies
- serve an http api from a python class
- embed a lightweight http server in a python app
- rapidly prototype a rest endpoint
- run a small self-contained web service
- learn object-oriented web development in python

## When to choose
- you want a minimal, pythonic framework with no template engine or ORM imposed
- you need a built-in multi-threaded http server for small-to-medium apps
- you value stability and a long-proven codebase
- you want to structure web apps as plain python objects

## When to avoid
- you need async-first request handling like FastAPI or aiohttp
- you want batteries-included features like admin, auth, or ORM out of the box
- you are building a large SPA with modern frontend tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, http-server, routing, middleware
- domain: web-development, backend, apis
- platform: python, cross-platform, windows
- tags: object-oriented, pure-python, microframework, http, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- cherrypy/cherrypy (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.812866+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:07:11.409258+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.812866+00:00, sha f233fc1b8cdd)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/cherrypy/json (fetched 2026-08-29T10:47:19.125673+00:00, sha 93304d705b43)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.