tree-sitter-languages
Binary Python wheels for all tree sitter languages.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to parse code in multiple languages without compilation overhead. The pre-built wheels make setup straightforward on common platforms. However, the package is dormant (latest release 2024-02-04) and depends on tree-sitter; verify that the bundled language versions and tree-sitter compatibility match your requirements before committing to production use.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Medium install friction due to platform-specific binary wheels across macOS, Linux, Windows, and musl variants, but wheels are pre-built and ready to use.
- Repository shows dormant maintenance status with last commit on 2025-02-17.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache 2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache 2.0, a permissive license. The package bundles tree-sitter core (MIT) and multiple language parsers under MIT or Apache 2.0, all permissive licenses suitable for commercial and proprietary use.
last release 2024-02-04 (922 days) · last repo commit 2025-02-17 · 277 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 31,162,222 downloads/mo, #790 on PyPI
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pip install tree-sitter-languages
from tree_sitter_languages import get_language, get_parser
language = get_language('python')
parser = get_parser('python')
tree = parser.parse(code.encode())- Exact count and list of supported language parsers included in version 1.10.2
- Whether dormant maintenance status affects compatibility with recent Python or tree-sitter updates
- Minimum Python version requirements not specified in fact sheet
What it is and what it does
tree-sitter-languages wraps tree-sitter and bundles pre-compiled language grammars for parsing code in many languages. Instead of requiring you to download and compile individual language support (a step tree-sitter normally requires), this package ships binary wheels containing all language parsers ready to use. You retrieve language and parser objects, specify a language name, and immediately have a parser that builds concrete syntax trees for code analysis, transformation, or querying.
The package depends on tree-sitter as its runtime dependency and provides a minimal API. It is primarily useful for static analysis tools, code linters, refactoring utilities, and any application that needs to parse and traverse code structure without implementing language-specific parsing logic.
Use it for
- Build a linter or code formatter that needs to parse multiple programming languages without compiling language grammars.
- Implement code search or refactoring tools that query syntax trees to find and transform specific code patterns.
- Analyze code structure for documentation generation, complexity metrics, or dependency extraction across language boundaries.
- Create language-agnostic code review or security scanning tools that examine abstract syntax trees.
- Prototype language tooling without building language parsers from scratch.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to parse code in multiple languages without compilation overhead.
The pre-built wheels make setup straightforward on common platforms. However, the package is dormant (latest release 2024-02-04) and depends on tree-sitter; verify that the bundled language versions and tree-sitter compatibility match your requirements before committing to production use.
Install
tree-sitter-languages on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to platform-specific binary wheels across macOS, Linux, Windows, and musl variants, but wheels are pre-built and ready to use. Repository shows dormant maintenance status with last commit on 2025-02-17.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache 2.0, a permissive license. The package bundles tree-sitter core (MIT) and multiple language parsers under MIT or Apache 2.0, all permissive licenses suitable for commercial and proprietary use.
Quickstart
pip install tree-sitter-languages
from tree_sitter_languages import get_language, get_parser
language = get_language('python')
parser = get_parser('python')
tree = parser.parse(code.encode())Verify before relying
- Exact count and list of supported language parsers included in version 1.10.2
- Whether dormant maintenance status affects compatibility with recent Python or tree-sitter updates
- Minimum Python version requirements not specified in fact sheet
Package facts
| License | Apache 2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetree-sitter |
| Maintenance | Dormant 922 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 31,162,222 / month, #790 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseNatural Language :: EnglishProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPython |
Evidence: tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_i686.manylinux2014_i686.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-musllinux_1_1_aarch64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-musllinux_1_1_i686.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-musllinux_1_1_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-win32.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-macosx_11_0_arm64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_i686.manylinux2014_i686.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-musllinux_1_1_aarch64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-musllinux_1_1_i686.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-musllinux_1_1_x86_64.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-win32.whl; tree_sitter_languages-1.10.2-cp311-cp311-win_amd64.whl
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