{"id":22390,"library":"speaklater","title":"speaklater","description":"Provides a lazy string class for Python, useful for deferred string evaluation (e.g., with gettext). Current version 1.3, in maintenance mode with infrequent releases.","status":"maintenance","version":"1.3","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"http://github.com/mitsuhiko/speaklater","tags":["lazy","string","gettext","i18n"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install speaklater","lang":"bash","label":"Install from PyPI"}],"dependencies":[],"imports":[{"note":"Wrong case: class is camel case.","wrong":"from speaklater import lazystring","symbol":"LazyString","correct":"from speaklater import LazyString"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from speaklater import LazyString\n\nlazy_hello = LazyString(lambda: 'Hello, World!')\nprint(str(lazy_hello))  # Output: Hello, World!","lang":"python","description":"Creates a lazy string that evaluates the lambda only when converted to string."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Use str(lazy) before comparison.","message":"LazyString objects do not compare equal to plain strings unless explicitly converted. Comparing a LazyString to a string will always be False.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"},{"fix":"Use `speaklater` only for legacy code; prefer modern alternatives.","message":"This library is in maintenance mode. Consider using the built-in `str` or a PEP 501-compatible lazy string for new projects.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":"all"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"Use correct import: `from speaklater import LazyString`","cause":"Typo: misspelling or wrong capitalization of the class name.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'LazyString' from 'speaklater'"},{"fix":"Use `str(lazy_string)` or `lazy_string.__str__()` to get the value.","cause":"Assuming LazyString instance is callable; it's not, it evaluates on str conversion.","error":"TypeError: lazy_string object is not callable"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}