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Allows you to maintain all the necessary cruft for packaging and building projects separate from the code you intentionally write. Built on-top of CookieCutter.

The latest stable version of cruft is 2.16.0, published on 2024-12-25. Verified by Vigia on 2026-11-12.

Latest stable version	2.16.0
Published	2024-12-25 14:08:07 UTC
Install	`pip install --upgrade cruft`
Requires	`python >=3.7`
License	MIT
Advisories on latest version	none known
Last verified	2026-11-12 21:54:51 UTC
Sources	pypi.org

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Maintenance

Activity	dormant
Last stable release	2024-12-25 14:08:07 UTC · 687 days ago
Stable releases in the last 12 months	0
Published versions	33

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Version history

Version	Published
`2.16.0`	2024-12-25 14:08:07 UTC
`2.15.0`	2023-05-11 06:49:09 UTC
`2.14.0`	2023-04-04 07:35:53 UTC
`2.13.0`	2023-04-04 03:44:44 UTC
`2.12.0`	2022-12-28 22:01:29 UTC
`2.11.1`	2022-08-28 10:20:43 UTC
`2.11.0`	2022-07-29 17:59:26 UTC
`2.10.2`	2022-04-20 20:52:28 UTC
`2.10.1`	2021-11-07 23:48:25 UTC
`2.10.0` withdrawn	2021-11-07 19:31:07 UTC
`2.9.0`	2021-06-30 20:27:20 UTC
`2.8.0`	2021-03-09 23:30:41 UTC
`2.7.0`	2021-02-22 00:32:50 UTC
`2.6.1`	2021-02-01 22:14:54 UTC
`2.6.0`	2020-11-07 22:51:31 UTC
`2.5.1` withdrawn	2020-11-07 22:42:43 UTC
`2.5.0`	2020-10-01 21:06:52 UTC
`2.4.0`	2020-09-18 12:44:29 UTC
`2.3.0`	2020-08-16 08:32:45 UTC
`2.2.0`	2020-08-16 04:11:17 UTC

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Version compatibility

Newest stable version that declares support for each runtime version (from the requirements published with each version).

Runtime	Newest compatible version
`python 3.8`	`2.16.0`
`python 3.9`	`2.16.0`
`python 3.10`	`2.16.0`
`python 3.11`	`2.16.0`
`python 3.12`	`2.16.0`
`python 3.13`	`2.16.0`

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Frequently asked questions

What is the latest version of cruft?

The latest stable version of cruft is 2.16.0, published on 2024-12-25. Verified by Vigia on 2026-11-12.

How do I install the latest version of cruft?

Run pip install --upgrade cruft. The latest stable version is 2.16.0 (verified 2026-11-12).

Is cruft deprecated?

No. cruft is not marked as deprecated in the registry.

Which Python version does cruft require?

cruft 2.16.0 declares this requirement: python >=3.7.

Does cruft 2.16.0 have known vulnerabilities?

No known advisories affect cruft 2.16.0 according to the data Vigia checks.

Is cruft still maintained?

cruft published 0 stable releases in the last 12 months; the most recent was 687 days ago. Activity: dormant.

Observed changes

No changes observed yet since Vigia started tracking this package.

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