tree-sitter-python
Python grammar for tree-sitter
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need incremental parsing of Python code or are building tools that work with tree-sitter. The package is permissively licensed, has no dependencies, and ships with precompiled binaries for most platforms. However, the last release was 337 days ago—verify that the grammar version meets your Python syntax requirements before committing to it in production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Medium install friction due to precompiled binary wheels across multiple platforms.
- No runtime dependencies.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal attribution requirements.
last release 2025-09-11 (337 days) · last repo commit 2025-09-15 · 561 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 9,640,716 downloads/mo, #1,515 on PyPI
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pip install tree-sitter-python
import tree_sitter_python
# Use with tree-sitter parser to analyze Python code- Whether the grammar covers all Python 3 syntax features or has known limitations.
- Performance characteristics compared to standard parsing approaches for typical workloads.
- Whether incremental parsing updates are efficient for large files or repeated edits.
What it is and what it does
tree-sitter-python is a language grammar binding that integrates Python syntax parsing into the tree-sitter incremental parser framework. It allows you to build and query abstract syntax trees for Python code with support for incremental updates—useful when you need to re-parse only the parts of a file that changed rather than the entire file each time.
The package requires Python 3.10 or later and ships as precompiled binaries for common platforms (macOS, Linux, Windows, including ARM variants). It has no runtime dependencies. It's typically used in code analysis tools, linters, IDE plugins, or any system that needs to parse Python source code and work with its syntactic structure.
Use it for
- Build a code linter or formatter that needs to parse and analyze Python syntax trees incrementally.
- Implement IDE features like syntax highlighting, code completion, or refactoring that benefit from incremental parsing.
- Analyze Python codebases to extract metrics, dependencies, or structural information from the AST.
- Create a code transformation or code generation tool that manipulates Python syntax trees.
- Develop a static analysis tool that traverses Python code structure to detect patterns or violations.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need incremental parsing of Python code or are building tools that work with tree-sitter.
The package is permissively licensed, has no dependencies, and ships with precompiled binaries for most platforms. However, the last release was 337 days ago—verify that the grammar version meets your Python syntax requirements before committing to it in production.
Install
tree-sitter-python on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to precompiled binary wheels across multiple platforms. No runtime dependencies. Last release was 337 days ago; repository is active but aging.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal attribution requirements.
Quickstart
pip install tree-sitter-python
import tree_sitter_python
# Use with tree-sitter parser to analyze Python codeVerify before relying
- Whether the grammar covers all Python 3 syntax features or has known limitations.
- Performance characteristics compared to standard parsing approaches for typical workloads.
- Whether incremental parsing updates are efficient for large files or repeated edits.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Aging 337 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 9,640,716 / month, #1,515 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 |
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