types-docker
Typing stubs for docker
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use the docker package and want static type checking. Install it alongside docker to enable type checkers to validate your code. No downside if you're already using a type checker—it's a stub-only package with low friction and permissive licensing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (types-requests and urllib3).
- Actively maintained as part of typeshed; released 2026-08-13 with recent commit activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without restriction.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 37 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,319,556 downloads/mo, #4,064 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install types-docker
# In your code, mypy/pyright will now type-check docker imports:
import docker
client = docker.from_env()- Whether this stub version remains accurate as docker package evolves beyond 7.2.*
- Coverage completeness for all docker API surface areas used in practice
What it is and what it does
types-docker is a type stub package that provides static type annotations for the docker Python client library. It allows type checkers like mypy, pyright, and others to understand and validate code that imports and uses the docker package, catching type errors before runtime.
The package is maintained as part of typeshed, the central repository for Python type stubs. It targets docker version 7.2.* and has been tested with multiple type checkers (mypy 2.3.0, pyright 1.1.411, and others). Installation is straightforward with minimal dependencies, and it requires Python 3.10 or later.
Use it for
- Enable type checking in a project that uses the docker client library with mypy or pyright
- Catch type errors in docker API calls during development rather than at runtime
- Improve IDE autocomplete and inline documentation for docker package methods and classes
- Validate docker container and image management code in CI/CD pipelines
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use the docker package and want static type checking.
Install it alongside docker to enable type checkers to validate your code. No downside if you're already using a type checker—it's a stub-only package with low friction and permissive licensing.
Install
types-docker on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (types-requests and urllib3). Actively maintained as part of typeshed; released 2026-08-13 with recent commit activity.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without restriction.
Quickstart
pip install types-docker
# In your code, mypy/pyright will now type-check docker imports:
import docker
client = docker.from_env()Verify before relying
- Whether this stub version remains accurate as docker package evolves beyond 7.2.*
- Coverage completeness for all docker API surface areas used in practice
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagestypes-requestsurllib3 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,319,556 / month, #4,064 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Programming Language :: Python :: 3Typing :: Stubs Only |
Evidence: types_docker-7.2.0.20260813-py3-none-any.whl
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