What maintenance does this project need?
eccodes-python 1.6.0 will introduce a new function, codes_bufr_key_is_coordinate(msgid, key) (https://jira.ecmwf.int/browse/ECC-1611) which pdbufr should use to replace its own code. Let's wait until that version of eccodes-python has been released for a bit before making it a dependency.
Organisation
ECMWF