{"categories":[{"label":"Software Development","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development/4"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides type annotations for the regex package, enabling type checkers like mypy and pyright to validate code that uses regex.","skillfed_tags":["type-stubs","static-analysis"],"use_cases":["Enable mypy or pyright to type-check code using the regex library in a CI/CD pipeline.","Get IDE autocomplete and type hints when writing regex patterns and method calls.","Catch type mismatches (e.g., passing wrong argument types to regex functions) before deployment.","Document regex usage in your codebase through static type information for other developers."],"what_it_does":"types-regex is a type stub package that provides static type annotations for the regex library. It allows Python type checkers to understand and validate code that uses the regex module, catching type errors before runtime. The package is maintained as part of typeshed, the standard repository of type stubs for the Python ecosystem, and is regularly tested against current versions of mypy and pyright.\n\nWhen installed alongside regex, this package enables IDE autocompletion, type checking in CI/CD pipelines, and better code documentation through type hints. It has no runtime dependencies and adds no overhead to your application\u2014it exists purely to inform type checkers during development and static analysis.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you use the regex package and run type checking in your workflow. Install it alongside regex to enable full type support. If you don't use a type checker or don't use the regex library, there's no benefit."},"id":"types-regex","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-regex","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/types-regex.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/types-regex/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-07-20","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"types-regex","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Typing stubs for regex"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":2577215,"position":2994,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2026.7.19.20260720"}