---
id: hiredis
version: "3.4.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# hiredis — Python wrapper for hiredis

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install hiredis
uv add hiredis
poetry add hiredis

## Description

# hiredis-py

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Python extension that wraps protocol parsing code in [hiredis][hiredis].
It primarily speeds up parsing of multi bulk replies.

[hiredis]: http://github.com/redis/hiredis

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## Install

hiredis-py is available on [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/hiredis/), and can be installed via:

```bash
pip install hiredis
```
## Building and Testing

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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

hiredis wraps the C hiredis library to parse Redis protocol replies, significantly accelerating multi-bulk reply parsing in Python applications that communicate with Redis servers.

Verdict: hiredis is a well-maintained, actively developed Redis protocol parser offering substantial performance gains (up to 83x for large multi-bulk replies) with zero runtime dependencies. The MIT license poses no restrictions. Medium install friction is offset by broad wheel coverage and active maintenance; suitable for production Redis applications where parsing performance matters.

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