types-babel
Typing stubs for babel
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are locked into babel < 2.12.1. For babel 2.12.1 and later, uninstall this package and rely on babel's native type annotations instead. The stub package is outdated (last updated 2023-07-20) and redundant for modern babel versions. If you must use an older babel, install it only as a development dependency for type checking.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Only needed if using babel < 2.12.1; babel 2.12.1+ includes native type annotations, making this package unnecessary.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution.
- Actively maintained as part of typeshed, though the package has not been updated since 2023-07-20 (over 1121 days ago).
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant restrictions.
last release 2023-07-20 (1121 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,108 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 517,867 downloads/mo, #6,226 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install types-babel
# In your code, type checkers will now understand babel imports
from babel.dates import format_date
from datetime import date
result = format_date(date.today(), locale='en_US')- Whether the stub package remains compatible with recent babel versions beyond 2.12.1
- Coverage completeness of the partial stubs relative to current babel API surface
What it is and what it does
types-babel is a PEP 561 type stub package that provides type information for the babel internationalization library. It allows static type checkers—mypy, pyright, pytype, and PyCharm—to understand and validate code using babel's date formatting, number localization, and message translation functions. The stubs are sourced from the typeshed project and marked as partial, meaning some annotations may be incomplete.
The package is primarily useful for projects that depend on older versions of babel (pre-2.12.1) or that require strict type checking in environments where babel's native annotations are not yet available. Since babel 2.12.1, the upstream library includes its own type annotations, making this stub package redundant for newer installations. The package depends on types-pytz and types-setuptools for its own type information.
Use it for
- Enable mypy or pyright type checking in a project using babel < 2.12.1 for date and number localization
- Validate internationalization code in legacy applications that cannot upgrade babel to a version with native type stubs
- Provide IDE autocomplete and type hints for babel functions in editors like PyCharm when using older babel versions
- Ensure type safety in continuous integration pipelines that enforce strict type checking on i18n-heavy codebases
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are locked into babel < 2.12.1.
For babel 2.12.1 and later, uninstall this package and rely on babel's native type annotations instead. The stub package is outdated (last updated 2023-07-20) and redundant for modern babel versions. If you must use an older babel, install it only as a development dependency for type checking.
Install
types-babel on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained as part of typeshed, though the package has not been updated since 2023-07-20 (over 1121 days ago). Note: babel itself has included native type annotations since version 2.12.1, making this stub package redundant for newer babel versions.
Only needed if using babel < 2.12.1; babel 2.12.1+ includes native type annotations, making this package unnecessary.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing use in most commercial and open-source projects without significant restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install types-babel
# In your code, type checkers will now understand babel imports
from babel.dates import format_date
from datetime import date
result = format_date(date.today(), locale='en_US')Verify before relying
- Whether the stub package remains compatible with recent babel versions beyond 2.12.1
- Coverage completeness of the partial stubs relative to current babel API surface
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagestypes-pytztypes-setuptools |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,121 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 517,867 / month, #6,226 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Typing :: Stubs Only |
Evidence: types_babel-2.11.0.15-py3-none-any.whl
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