tree-sitter-rust
Rust grammar for tree-sitter
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need to parse Rust code and want incremental parsing performance. The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and supports Python >=3.9 on all major platforms. Medium install friction is typical for compiled language bindings. Verify that tree-sitter is available as a peer dependency before installing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python >=3.9.
- Requires tree-sitter as a peer dependency (not included in this package's runtime dependencies).
- Medium install friction due to compiled wheels, but well-supported across platforms (x86_64, ARM, Windows, macOS, Linux).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal attribution requirements.
last release 2026-03-27 (140 days) · last repo commit 2026-03-27 · 522 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 10,299,257 downloads/mo, #1,462 on PyPI
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pip install tree-sitter-rust
import tree_sitter_rust- Whether tree-sitter is automatically installed as a transitive dependency or must be installed separately.
- API stability guarantees or semantic versioning policy for the grammar across releases.
- Specific use patterns and integration points with the tree-sitter framework from Python.
What it is and what it does
tree-sitter-rust is a language grammar binding that integrates the Rust language parser into the tree-sitter incremental parsing framework. It allows code to parse Rust source files and work with their syntax trees programmatically. The grammar is derived from the Rust language reference and supports Rust's full syntax.
The package trades initial parse speed for incremental update performance: parsing a file takes roughly two to three times longer than rustc's hand-written parser, but after an edit, tree-sitter can update the existing syntax tree in less than a millisecond. This makes it well-suited for editor integrations, code analysis tools, and language server implementations that need responsive feedback as code changes.
Use it for
- Build a Rust code editor or IDE plugin that updates syntax highlighting as the user types.
- Analyze Rust codebases to extract syntax tree information for refactoring or code generation.
- Implement a language server with fast incremental parsing for Rust code.
- Parse and transform Rust source code programmatically in analysis pipelines.
- Create syntax-aware code search or navigation tools that understand Rust's grammar.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need to parse Rust code and want incremental parsing performance.
The package is actively maintained, has no security vulnerabilities, uses a permissive MIT license, and supports Python >=3.9 on all major platforms. Medium install friction is typical for compiled language bindings. Verify that tree-sitter is available as a peer dependency before installing.
Install
tree-sitter-rust on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to compiled wheels, but well-supported across platforms (x86_64, ARM, Windows, macOS, Linux). Active maintenance with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.
Requires Python >=3.9. Requires tree-sitter as a peer dependency (not included in this package's runtime dependencies).
License in practice
MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution in both open-source and proprietary projects with minimal attribution requirements.
Quickstart
pip install tree-sitter-rust
import tree_sitter_rustVerify before relying
- Whether tree-sitter is automatically installed as a transitive dependency or must be installed separately.
- API stability guarantees or semantic versioning policy for the grammar across releases.
- Specific use patterns and integration points with the tree-sitter framework from Python.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 140 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 10,299,257 / month, #1,462 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseTopic :: Software Development :: CompilersTopic :: Text Processing :: LinguisticTyping :: Typed |
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