redis

Python client for Redis database and key-value store

redis Permissive license MIT Active ★ 13,613 v8.1.0 released 2026-07-30

Install

redis on PyPI

pip

pip install redis

uv

uv add redis

poetry

poetry add redis

Package facts

License	MIT (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	1 — async-timeout
Maintenance	actively maintained — 14 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-10
First released	2012-10-08
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: redis-8.1.0-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: Redis, database, key-value-store

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About redis

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redis-py

The Python interface to the Redis key-value store.

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redis-py is the official Python client for Redis, providing synchronous and asynchronous interfaces to connect to and interact with Redis key-value stores using both RESP2 and RESP3 protocols.

Installation is straightforward with low friction; the package is actively maintained with a release 14 days ago and has 13613 GitHub stars. The single runtime dependency is async-timeout, and an optional hiredis extra is available for performance.

Licensed under MIT (permissive), allowing free use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal restrictions.

Usage

pip install redis

import redis
r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, db=0)
r.set('foo', 'bar')
print(r.get('foo'))

Requires Python 3.10 or later; a running Redis server (local or remote) is needed to connect to.

Verdict: redis-py is a mature, actively maintained, top-1000 PyPI package with zero known vulnerabilities, permissive MIT licensing, and low install friction. It is production-ready for both synchronous and asynchronous Redis operations across Python 3.10–3.14.

Needs verification

Whether the optional hiredis extra (for compiled response parsing) introduces any additional security or maintenance considerations.
Performance characteristics and latency impact of async-timeout dependency in high-throughput scenarios.

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