comment-parser
Parse comments from various source files.
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Yes. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and solves a specific problem with low install friction. The Python 3.13 requirement is a constraint worth noting, but the package is stable (Production/Stable status) and suitable for comment extraction tasks across multiple languages.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- libmagic system library required; on OSX and Windows, python-magic has special installation requirements beyond pip install.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Active maintenance with recent release (2024-12-25) and 102 repository stars.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you include the original license notice.
last release 2024-12-25 (597 days) · last repo commit 2026-04-16 · 102 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 174,631 downloads/mo, #10,277 on PyPI
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pip install comment_parser
from comment_parser import comment_parser
comments = comment_parser.extract_comments('/path/to/source_file')
for comment in comments:
print(comment.text(), comment.line_number())- Exact list of supported MIME types and programming languages beyond those documented in the description.
- Performance characteristics when parsing large files or codebases.
- Behavior when MIME type detection fails or encounters ambiguous file formats.
What it is and what it does
Comment Parser is a Python module that extracts comments from source code files in multiple programming languages. It provides two main entry points: extract_comments() for files and extract_comments_from_str() for code strings. Both return a list of Comment objects, each exposing the comment text, line number, and whether it spans multiple lines. The module auto-detects file MIME types or accepts them as optional parameters, supporting languages including C, C++, Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, Ruby, Shell, HTML, XML, and others.
The package is useful for documentation mining, code analysis, and automated comment extraction workflows. It handles both single-line and multiline comment syntax variations across different languages. The module depends on libmagic for file type detection and requires Python 3.13 or later.
Use it for
- Extract all comments from a codebase to generate documentation or audit code quality.
- Analyze comment density and patterns across multiple source files for code review.
- Build tools that process or migrate comments when refactoring large projects.
- Mine comments for compliance, security, or TODO tracking across polyglot codebases.
- Generate comment-based reports for documentation or knowledge base extraction.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and solves a specific problem with low install friction. The Python 3.13 requirement is a constraint worth noting, but the package is stable (Production/Stable status) and suitable for comment extraction tasks across multiple languages.
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comment-parser on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Active maintenance with recent release (2024-12-25) and 102 repository stars. Requires Python 3.13 or later.
libmagic system library required; on OSX and Windows, python-magic has special installation requirements beyond pip install.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely provided you include the original license notice.
Quickstart
pip install comment_parser
from comment_parser import comment_parser
comments = comment_parser.extract_comments('/path/to/source_file')
for comment in comments:
print(comment.text(), comment.line_number())Verify before relying
- Exact list of supported MIME types and programming languages beyond those documented in the description.
- Performance characteristics when parsing large files or codebases.
- Behavior when MIME type detection fails or encounters ambiguous file formats.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.13 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 597 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 174,631 / month, #10,277 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Topic :: Software Development :: Documentation |
Evidence: comment_parser-1.2.5-py3-none-any.whl
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