{"id":22506,"library":"u8darts","title":"u8darts (Deprecated)","description":"Legacy compatibility shim for the 'darts' time series forecasting library. Since version 0.41.0, this package is deprecated and simply re-exports everything from the 'darts' package. Users should install and import directly from 'darts' instead.","status":"maintenance","version":"0.41.0","language":"python","source_language":"en","source_url":"https://github.com/unit8co/darts","tags":["time-series","forecasting","deprecated"],"install":[{"cmd":"pip install darts","lang":"bash","label":"Install darts (recommended)"}],"dependencies":[{"reason":"u8darts is a compatibility wrapper that re-exports from darts. It is recommended to install darts directly.","package":"darts","optional":true}],"imports":[{"note":"u8darts is deprecated. Use the 'darts' package directly.","wrong":"from u8darts import TimeSeries","symbol":"darts","correct":"from darts import TimeSeries"}],"quickstart":{"code":"from darts import TimeSeries\nimport pandas as pd\n\n# Create a simple TimeSeries\ndates = pd.date_range('2020-01-01', periods=5, freq='D')\nseries = TimeSeries.from_values(pd.Series([1,2,3,4,5], index=dates))\nprint(series)","lang":"python","description":"Basic usage of darts, not u8darts."},"warnings":[{"fix":"Replace all imports from 'u8darts' with imports from 'darts'.","message":"The 'u8darts' package is deprecated and no longer receives updates. Use 'darts' instead.","severity":"deprecated","affected_versions":">=0.41.0"},{"fix":"Run: pip install darts","message":"Installing 'u8darts' will install the latest 'darts' as a dependency, but future releases of 'darts' may not be reflected in 'u8darts'. Always install 'darts' directly.","severity":"gotcha","affected_versions":"all"}],"env_vars":null,"last_verified":"2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z","next_check":"2026-07-26T00:00:00.000Z","problems":[{"fix":"pip install darts","cause":"Installed the deprecated u8darts package, which does not provide the darts module directly in newer versions.","error":"No module named 'darts'"},{"fix":"from darts import TimeSeries","cause":"u8darts is a compatibility shim that may not export all symbols correctly. Use darts directly.","error":"ImportError: cannot import name 'TimeSeries' from 'u8darts'"}],"ecosystem":"pypi","meta_description":null,"install_score":null,"install_tag":null,"quickstart_score":null,"quickstart_tag":null}