# google/skylark

Skylark in Go: the Skylark configuration language, implemented in Go [MOVED to go.starlark.net]

Repository: https://github.com/google/skylark
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/skylark
Language: Go
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: skylark, language, python, go
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-03-12T20:37:43+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3257, "days_push": 2731, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1181, forks 71 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.063482+00:00)

## What it is
A Go implementation of the Skylark (now Starlark) interpreter, a small dialect of Python designed as an embeddable configuration language. This repository has moved to go.starlark.net and is kept only as a historical home.

## Use cases
- embed a python-like scripting language in a go application
- evaluate starlark configuration files
- write build file logic like bazel build files
- add a safe sandboxed scripting language to my tool
- use structured data notation with functions instead of json or yaml

## When to choose
- you need a small, deterministic, python-like configuration language embedded in a Go program
- you want parallel-safe evaluation of config scripts across threads
- you are working with Bazel-style BUILD files or Starlark macros

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose programming language - use Python instead
- you want the actively maintained version - use go.starlark.net
- you need full CPython compatibility or third-party Python libraries

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, programming-language, configuration-management
- domain: programming-languages, developer-tools
- platform: go, cross-platform, cli
- tags: starlark, skylark, python-dialect, embedded-interpreter, bazel, configuration-language, moved-to-go-starlark-net, automation

## Member repositories
- google/skylark (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.063482+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 2026-08-30T06:25:11.058194+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/skylark (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.063482+00:00, sha 9dc4595b8d5e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.