pre-commit
A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. pre-commit is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is widely used (top 1000 on PyPI). It solves a real problem—automating code quality checks before commit—and is the de facto standard for this use case in Python and multi-language projects. Install it if your team needs consistent, automated validation at commit time.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; git must be installed and initialized in your project directory.
- Installation is low-friction: the package is pure Python, actively maintained with a release 4 days ago, and has 15505 repository stars.
- It requires Python 3.10 or later and depends on five well-established packages (cfgv, identify, nodeenv, pyyaml, virtualenv), all of which are common infrastructure libraries.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT is a permissive license with minimal restrictions; you can use, modify, and distribute pre-commit freely in commercial and private projects as long as you include the license notice.
last release 2026-08-10 (4 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 15,505 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 179,908,032 downloads/mo, #229 on PyPI
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pip install pre-commit
# Create .pre-commit-config.yaml in your repo, then:
pre-commit install
pre-commit run --all-files- Whether the package's hook ecosystem (third-party hook repositories) is actively maintained and covers your specific validation needs.
- Performance characteristics when running many hooks on large codebases or in CI/CD pipelines.
What it is and what it does
pre-commit is a git hook framework that lets you define, install, and run code quality checks automatically before commits are made. Instead of manually managing shell scripts in .git/hooks, you declare your hooks in a YAML configuration file (.pre-commit-config.yaml), and pre-commit handles installation, updates, and execution across your team. It supports hooks written in any language by managing isolated environments for each hook via virtualenv and nodeenv.
The package is designed for multi-language projects where different tools need to run consistently before code is committed. It prevents incomplete or broken code from entering the repository, catches common mistakes early, and enforces team coding standards without requiring developers to remember which checks to run manually.
Use it for
- Enforce linting and formatting on Python code before commit in a team project.
- Run type checking and security scans automatically on every commit to catch issues early.
- Manage hooks across a polyglot repository where different languages have different validation tools.
- Prevent secrets or large files from being committed by running validation checks.
- Standardize code quality checks across CI/CD and local development by using the same hook configuration everywhere.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
pre-commit is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with low friction, and is widely used (top 1000 on PyPI). It solves a real problem—automating code quality checks before commit—and is the de facto standard for this use case in Python and multi-language projects. Install it if your team needs consistent, automated validation at commit time.
Install
pre-commit on PyPI
Before you install
Installation is low-friction: the package is pure Python, actively maintained with a release 4 days ago, and has 15505 repository stars. It requires Python 3.10 or later and depends on five well-established packages (cfgv, identify, nodeenv, pyyaml, virtualenv), all of which are common infrastructure libraries.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; git must be installed and initialized in your project directory.
License in practice
MIT is a permissive license with minimal restrictions; you can use, modify, and distribute pre-commit freely in commercial and private projects as long as you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install pre-commit
# Create .pre-commit-config.yaml in your repo, then:
pre-commit install
pre-commit run --all-filesVerify before relying
- Whether the package's hook ecosystem (third-party hook repositories) is actively maintained and covers your specific validation needs.
- Performance characteristics when running many hooks on large codebases or in CI/CD pipelines.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagescfgvidentifynodeenvpyyamlvirtualenv |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 4 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 179,908,032 / month, #229 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: pre_commit-4.6.2-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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