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Thriftpy/thriftpy

thriftpy is now a thin shim around https://github.com/Thriftpy/thriftpy2 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/Thriftpy/thriftpy · Python · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

84/100

  • Activity 97
  • Release rhythm 58
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4586
  • days_rel: 65
  • days_push: 22
  • n_releases_24m: 1

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1148 stars · 281 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A thin compatibility shim that installs thriftpy2 and re-exports it under the historical 'thriftpy' package name. It lets legacy code using 'import thriftpy' keep working on the maintained thriftpy2 implementation, with both packages released in sync.

Use cases

  • keep legacy code importing thriftpy working
  • use Apache Thrift RPC in Python
  • serialize and deserialize Thrift structs
  • build Thrift client-server services in Python
  • load .thrift IDL files dynamically

When to choose

  • you have existing code that imports 'thriftpy' and want maintained releases
  • you need Thrift RPC or serialization in Python with the historical package name

When to avoid

  • you are starting a new project - use thriftpy2 directly
  • you need a serialization format other than Thrift

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

rpc serialization middleware developer-tools backend apis python cross-platform thrift compatibility-shim legacy-name idl

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Member repositories

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Thriftpy/thriftpymain84

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