---
id: multidict
version: "6.7.1"
license: Apache License 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# multidict — multidict implementation

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

## Install

pip install multidict
uv add multidict
poetry add multidict

## Description

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multidict
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## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Multidict provides dict-like containers that allow multiple values per key while preserving insertion order, designed for HTTP headers and URL query strings where keys naturally repeat.

Verdict: Multidict is a stable, actively maintained top-100 package with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and low install friction. It is production-ready for handling multi-valued dictionary use cases, though the pure Python fallback is significantly slower than the optional C extensions.

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