---
id: types-boto3-comprehend
version: "1.43.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# types-boto3-comprehend — Type annotations for boto3 Comprehend 1.43.0 service generated with mypy-boto3-builder 8.12.0

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 179.1K/mo

## What it is and what it does

This package is a type stub library that adds static type information to boto3's Comprehend client. It is generated from boto3 1.43.0 and works with type checkers like mypy and pyright, as well as IDEs including VSCode, PyCharm, Emacs, and Sublime Text. When installed, it enables IDE autocomplete for Comprehend API calls and catches type errors before runtime without requiring explicit type annotations in your code.

The package is designed as a drop-in enhancement to boto3—you write boto3 code normally, but your editor and type checker now understand the Comprehend API's method signatures, parameters, and return types. It includes annotations for the client, paginators, and type definitions. The package is lightweight, with only typing-extensions as a runtime dependency, and supports Python 3.9 through 3.14.

Use it for:

- Enable IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for Comprehend API calls in VSCode or PyCharm without manual type annotations.
- Run mypy or pyright type checking on boto3 Comprehend code to catch parameter and return-type errors before deployment.
- Use Comprehend in a large codebase where static type safety improves code maintainability and reduces bugs.
- Set up CI/CD pipelines with strict type checking for AWS SDK interactions using mypy or pyright.
- Develop Comprehend integrations in Emacs or Sublime Text with LSP-based type checking and completion.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides type annotations for boto3's Comprehend service, enabling IDE autocomplete, type checking with mypy and pyright, and static analysis across multiple editors.

Yes. Install this if you use boto3's Comprehend service and want IDE autocomplete, type checking, or both. The package is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and is licensed permissively. It is especially valuable in team projects or CI/CD environments where static type checking catches bugs early. The only caveat is PyCharm's known performance issue with Literal overloads (documented in the package), which may warrant using the lite variant instead.

## Install

pip install types-boto3-comprehend
uv add types-boto3-comprehend
poetry add types-boto3-comprehend

## Installing types-boto3-comprehend

Before you install: Low friction install with a single lightweight runtime dependency (typing-extensions). Package is actively maintained with recent releases and no known vulnerabilities.

License in practice: MIT license permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal obligations—suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Quickstart:

pip install types-boto3-comprehend

from boto3.session import Session
from types_boto3_comprehend import ComprehendClient

client: ComprehendClient = Session().client("comprehend")
# IDE now provides autocomplete and type checking

Requires Python 3.9 or later; boto3 must be installed separately in your environment.

Verify before relying:

- Whether PyCharm performance issues mentioned in the docs (issue PY-40997) still affect current versions.
- Exact scope and completeness of Comprehend API coverage in this stub version.

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 179.1K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

boto3 comprehend type hints, aws comprehend type stubs, boto3 type annotations, comprehend client typing, mypy boto3 stubs, pyright aws sdk types, ide autocomplete boto3, type-stubs, aws-sdk, static-typing

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