---
id: google-re2-stubs
version: "0.1.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: dormant
---

# google-re2-stubs — Typestubs for google-re2

License: permissive · Maintenance: dormant · Downloads: 111.0K/mo

## What it is and what it does

google-re2-stubs is a type stub package that provides type hints for the google-re2 library, a Python binding to Google's RE2 regular expression engine. It does not implement any runtime functionality itself; instead, it supplies type information that allows static type checkers and IDEs to understand the types and signatures of google-re2's API. This is useful for developers who want to use google-re2 in type-checked Python code and need IDE autocomplete and type validation.

The package depends on google-re2 at runtime and supports Python 3.8 through 3.13. Because it is a stub-only package, installation is lightweight and friction-free. The dormant maintenance status reflects the typical lifecycle of stub packages—they are stable once written and rarely need updates unless the underlying library's API changes significantly.

Use it for:

- Enable type checkers to validate code that uses google-re2 without type errors.
- Provide IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for google-re2 functions and classes.
- Support gradual typing in a codebase that migrates from untyped to typed regular expression operations.
- Ensure type safety in projects that combine google-re2 with other type-annotated libraries.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides type stubs for the google-re2 package, enabling static type checking and IDE autocompletion for RE2 regular expression operations in Python.

Yes, if you use google-re2 and want static type checking. The package is lightweight, permissively licensed, has no known vulnerabilities, and solves a real problem for typed Python development. The dormant maintenance status is not a concern for a stub package, which is a stable artifact. Install it alongside google-re2 in any project that enforces type checking.

## Install

pip install google-re2-stubs
uv add google-re2-stubs
poetry add google-re2-stubs

## Installing google-re2-stubs

Before you install: Low install friction; a pure-Python stub package with a single runtime dependency on google-re2. Maintenance is dormant (662 days since last release), but stubs are typically stable artifacts that require infrequent updates.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal obligations—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart:

pip install google-re2-stubs

import re2
pattern = re2.compile(r'\w+')
match = pattern.search('text')

Requires google-re2 to be installed; type stubs alone do not provide runtime functionality.

Verify before relying:

- Whether stubs cover the full google-re2 API surface or only a subset of its public interface.
- Compatibility with type checkers other than mypy (e.g., pyright, pyre).
- Whether the dormant status reflects active maintenance or true abandonment.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: dormant
- Downloads: 111.0K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

type stubs for google-re2, re2 type hints, google-re2 typing support, static type checking re2, re2 regex type annotations, python type stubs regex, type checking regular expressions, type-stubs, typing

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