---
id: peewee
version: "4.3.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: unclear
maintenance: active
---

# peewee — a little orm

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

## Install

pip install peewee
uv add peewee
poetry add peewee

## Description

.. image:: https://media.charlesleifer.com/blog/photos/peewee4-logo.png

peewee
======

Peewee is a simple and small ORM. It has few (but expressive) concepts, making
it easy to learn and intuitive to use.

Peewee is a single module with no required dependencies and has been running
production workloads of all sizes since 2010.

* a small, expressive ORM
* flexible query-builder that exposes full power of SQL
* supports sqlite, mysql, mariadb, postgresql
* `asyncio support <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/asyncio.html>`__
  built on the standard async drivers (aiosqlite, asyncpg, aiomysql)
* tons of extensions
* use with `flask <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/framework_integration.html#flask>`__,
  `fastapi <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/framework_integration.html#fastapi>`__,
  `pydantic <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/orm_utils.html#module-playhouse.pydantic_utils>`__, and
  `more <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/framework_integration.html>`__.

New to peewee? These may help:

* `Quickstart <https://docs.peewee-orm.com/en/latest/peewee/quickstart.html#quickstart>`_
* `Example twitter app...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Peewee is a lightweight ORM that maps Python classes to database tables, supporting SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB, and PostgreSQL with optional asyncio support through standard async drivers.

Verdict: Peewee is a mature, actively maintained ORM with no dependencies and broad database support, making it a low-friction choice for projects needing a simple query layer. However, verify the license terms before use, as the fact sheet does not clarify the license under which it is distributed.

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