---
id: grpcio
version: "1.83.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# grpcio — HTTP/2-based RPC framework

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install grpcio
uv add grpcio
poetry add grpcio

## Description

gRPC Python
===========

Package for gRPC Python.


Installation
------------

gRPC Python is available for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Installing From PyPI
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If you are installing locally...

::

  $ pip install grpcio

Else system wide (on Ubuntu)...

::

  $ sudo pip install grpcio

If you're on Windows make sure that you installed the :code:`pip.exe` component
when you installed Python (if not go back and install it!) then invoke:

::

  $ pip.exe install grpcio

Windows users may need to invoke :code:`pip.exe` from a command line ran as
administrator.

n.b. On Windows and on Mac OS X one *must* have a recent release of :code:`pip`
to retrieve the proper wheel from PyPI. Be sure to upgrade to the latest
version!

Installing From Source
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Building from source requires that you have the Python headers (usually a
package named :code:`python-dev`).

::

  $ export REPO_ROOT=grpc  # REPO_ROOT can be any directory of your choice
  $ git clone -b RELEASE_TAG_HERE https://github.com/grpc/grpc $REPO_ROOT
  $ cd $REPO_ROOT
  $ git submodule update --init

  # To include systemd socket-activation feature in the build,
  # first install the...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

gRPC Python is an HTTP/2-based RPC framework for building efficient remote procedure call services with support for multiple platforms and Python versions.

Verdict: grpcio is a production-stable, actively maintained top-100 PyPI package with no known vulnerabilities and permissive licensing. Medium install friction is typical for compiled implementations across multiple platforms.

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