---
id: redis-sentinel-url
version: "1.0.1"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: abandoned
---

# Redis-Sentinel-Url — A factory for redis connection that supports using Redis Sentinel

License: permissive · Maintenance: abandoned · Downloads: 441.9K/mo

## What it is and what it does

Redis-Sentinel-Url is a URL parser and connection factory that extends the redis library to support both regular redis:// URLs and a custom redis+sentinel:// scheme for connecting through Redis Sentinel. It wraps redis and accepts connection strings that specify Sentinel hosts, service names, and client options, returning both a Sentinel instance and a connected Redis client.

The package is designed for applications that need high-availability Redis deployments using Sentinel for automatic failover. It simplifies connection setup by allowing configuration via a single URL string rather than separate host, port, and Sentinel parameters. However, it is no longer maintained—the last release was 2017-04-05 and the repository shows no recent activity—so compatibility with current versions of Redis or Python is uncertain.

Use it for:

- Connect to a Redis Sentinel cluster by parsing a redis+sentinel:// URL instead of manually configuring Sentinel hosts and service names.
- Migrate from standard redis:// connections to Sentinel-backed deployments by changing only the connection string.
- Build a connection factory that accepts URLs from environment variables or config files and returns ready-to-use Redis clients.
- Support both direct Redis and Sentinel-based connections in the same application using a unified URL interface.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Parses redis:// and redis+sentinel:// URLs and returns a connected Redis client, with optional Sentinel support for high-availability deployments.

No. The package is abandoned (last release 2017-04-05, no updates since) and targets Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.6. Compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified. For new projects, use the redis library's native URL parsing or a maintained alternative. For legacy systems already using this package, evaluate whether upgrading to a supported solution is feasible.

## Install

pip install redis-sentinel-url
uv add redis-sentinel-url
poetry add redis-sentinel-url

## Installing Redis-Sentinel-Url

Before you install: Installation is straightforward with no complex dependencies beyond redis itself. However, the package is abandoned—last release was 2017-04-05 and last commit 2023-02-27—so it will not receive updates for newer Redis or Python versions.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute it freely in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions.

Quickstart:

pip install Redis-Sentinel-Url

import redis_sentinel_url

sentinel, client = redis_sentinel_url.connect('redis+sentinel://localhost:26379/mymaster/0')
# Returns Sentinel instance and StrictRedis client

Package targets Python 2.7 and 3.3–3.6; compatibility with modern Python versions is unverified.

Verify before relying:

- Whether the package works with current versions of the redis library and modern Python versions
- Whether Sentinel failover behavior is tested and reliable in production deployments
- Whether the redis+sentinel:// URL scheme is documented in the redis library itself or remains proprietary to this package

## Package facts

- License: Apache 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: abandoned
- Downloads: 441.9K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

redis sentinel url parser, redis connection factory, sentinel connection string, redis ha failover, parse redis url scheme, sentinel client connection, redis-sentinel, abandoned

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