tree-sitter-cmake
CMake grammar for tree-sitter
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to parse or analyze CMake code programmatically in Python. The package is actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. Medium install friction is typical for tree-sitter bindings. Requires Python >= 3.10 and tree-sitter ~= 0.24.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >= 3.10 and tree-sitter ~= 0.24
- Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels; actively maintained with last commit on 2026-07-08.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal obligations—suitable for both open and closed-source projects.
last release 2025-11-24 (263 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-08 · 59 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 74,361 downloads/mo, #14,847 on PyPI
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pip install tree-sitter-cmake
import tree_sitter_cmake
import tree_sitter
cmake_language = tree_sitter.Language(tree_sitter_cmake.language())
parser = tree_sitter.Parser(cmake_language)
tree = parser.parse(b"cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)")
print(tree.root_node)- Whether tree-sitter ~= 0.24 is automatically installed or must be manually added
- Performance characteristics when parsing large or deeply nested CMake files
- Completeness of grammar coverage for CMake syntax beyond documented constructs
What it is and what it does
tree-sitter-cmake is a Python binding for a tree-sitter grammar that parses CMake code into a syntax tree. It wraps the grammar from the uyha/tree-sitter-cmake repository and exposes it through a simple Python API. You supply CMake source code as bytes, initialize a tree-sitter Parser with the CMake language, and receive back a traversable syntax tree representing commands, arguments, variables, and comments.
The package is designed for developers who need to analyze, transform, or validate CMake files programmatically. It supports general commands, flow control (if, while, foreach), functions, macros, quoted and bracket arguments, variable references, and both line and bracket comments.
Use it for
- Build system analysis: extract and inspect CMake project structure, dependencies, and compiler flags
- CMake linting or validation: traverse the syntax tree to enforce coding standards or detect errors
- Code generation: programmatically modify or generate CMake files by manipulating the parsed tree
- Documentation extraction: parse CMake files to auto-generate build documentation or dependency graphs
- IDE integration: provide syntax highlighting, code completion, or error reporting for CMake editors
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to parse or analyze CMake code programmatically in Python.
The package is actively maintained, permissively licensed, and has no known vulnerabilities. Medium install friction is typical for tree-sitter bindings. Requires Python >= 3.10 and tree-sitter ~= 0.24.
Install
tree-sitter-cmake on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to platform-specific wheels; actively maintained with last commit on 2026-07-08.
Requires Python >= 3.10 and tree-sitter ~= 0.24
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal obligations—suitable for both open and closed-source projects.
Quickstart
pip install tree-sitter-cmake
import tree_sitter_cmake
import tree_sitter
cmake_language = tree_sitter.Language(tree_sitter_cmake.language())
parser = tree_sitter.Parser(cmake_language)
tree = parser.parse(b"cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)")
print(tree.root_node)Verify before relying
- Whether tree-sitter ~= 0.24 is automatically installed or must be manually added
- Performance characteristics when parsing large or deeply nested CMake files
- Completeness of grammar coverage for CMake syntax beyond documented constructs
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 263 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 74,361 / month, #14,847 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersTopic :: Software Development :: CompilersTopic :: Text Processing :: LinguisticTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: tree_sitter_cmake-0.7.2.post1-cp310-abi3-win_amd64.whl
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