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id: huggingface-hub
version: "1.27.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# huggingface-hub — Client library to download and publish models, datasets and other repos on the huggingface.co hub

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

## Install

pip install huggingface-hub
uv add huggingface-hub
poetry add huggingface-hub

## Description

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    <i>The official CLI and Python client for the Hugging Face Hub.</i>
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    <a href="#what-is-huggingface_hub">About</a>
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    <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub">Documentation</a>
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    <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/en/installation">Install</a>
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    <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/en/guides/cli">CLI Guide</a>
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    <a href="https://github.com/huggingface/huggingface_hub/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md">Contributing</a>
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    <a href="https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/en/index"><img...

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Official Python client and CLI for the Hugging Face Hub, enabling download and upload of models, datasets, and repositories, plus inference execution and repository management.

Verdict: A mature, actively maintained top-100 PyPI package with permissive Apache-2.0 licensing and low install friction. No known vulnerabilities and broad Python 3.10+ support make it a reliable choice for integrating with the Hugging Face Hub ecosystem.

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