grpcio-status
Status proto mapping for gRPC
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building gRPC services or clients in Python and need to work with standardized error details. It is lightweight, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and uses permissive licensing. Install as a direct dependency only if your code explicitly uses its status proto utilities; otherwise it will likely arrive as a transitive dependency.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained with a release 22 days ago.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-07-23 (22 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 951,128,296 downloads/mo, #27 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install grpcio-status
from grpcio_status import rpc_status
from protobuf import any_pb2- Whether this package is typically used as a direct dependency or primarily as a transitive dependency.
- What specific status proto features or error-handling patterns are most commonly used in practice.
- Whether the package provides utility functions beyond proto definitions for error handling.
What it is and what it does
grpcio-status is a reference package that provides Python protobuf definitions for the gRPC status proto standard. It enables mapping of gRPC status codes and error details into structured protobuf messages. The package depends on protobuf, grpcio, and googleapis-common-protos, and is designed to work within the gRPC ecosystem.
You would use this package when building gRPC services or clients that need to work with standardized error representations. It serves as a foundational utility for applications that require consistent error handling across gRPC deployments, typically as part of a larger gRPC application stack.
Use it for
- Work with gRPC error details in Python services using standardized proto definitions.
- Parse structured error information returned by remote gRPC services.
- Build gRPC applications that need consistent error representation across deployments.
- Integrate with gRPC libraries that depend on the status proto standard.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building gRPC services or clients in Python and need to work with standardized error details.
It is lightweight, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and uses permissive licensing. Install as a direct dependency only if your code explicitly uses its status proto utilities; otherwise it will likely arrive as a transitive dependency.
Install
grpcio-status on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release 22 days ago.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install grpcio-status
from grpcio_status import rpc_status
from protobuf import any_pb2Verify before relying
- Whether this package is typically used as a direct dependency or primarily as a transitive dependency.
- What specific status proto features or error-handling patterns are most commonly used in practice.
- Whether the package provides utility functions beyond proto definitions for error handling.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesprotobufgrpciogoogleapis-common-protos |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 22 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 951,128,296 / month, #27 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/StableProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14 |
Evidence: grpcio_status-1.83.0-py3-none-any.whl
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