types-geopandas
Typing stubs for geopandas
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use geopandas and want static type checking. Install it alongside geopandas to unlock type validation and IDE support. No downside: it's permissively licensed, actively maintained, has no heavy dependencies, and requires only Python 3.10+. Omit it only if you don't use a type checker or don't care about type safety in geospatial code.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; intended for use with a type checker (mypy, pyright, or ty) rather than runtime.
- Low friction to install; actively maintained with a release 7 days ago.
- Runtime dependencies are all type stub or metadata packages (numpy, pandas-stubs, types-shapely, pyproj), so no compiled libraries or heavy dependencies to resolve.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so you can use this in commercial and proprietary projects without restriction or attribution requirements.
last release 2026-08-07 (7 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 37 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 130,999 downloads/mo, #11,615 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install types-geopandas
# In your code, type checkers will now understand geopandas imports:
import geopandas as gpd
from geopandas import GeoDataFrame- Whether this stub version remains accurate for geopandas versions other than 1.1.4, or if version pinning is necessary.
- Coverage completeness: whether all geopandas APIs are annotated or if some remain untyped.
What it is and what it does
types-geopandas is a type stub package that provides static type annotations for the geopandas geospatial data library. It allows type checkers like mypy, pyright, and ty to understand and validate code that imports and uses geopandas, catching type errors before runtime. The stubs are maintained as part of the typeshed project and are tested against multiple type checkers to ensure accuracy.
This package is installed alongside geopandas (or in parallel) to enable IDE autocomplete, type checking in CI/CD pipelines, and better developer experience when working with geospatial data. It depends on type stubs for geopandas's own dependencies—numpy, pandas-stubs, types-shapely, and pyproj—so installing it pulls in a minimal set of metadata-only packages with no compiled code.
Use it for
- Enable mypy or pyright to catch type errors in scripts that read or manipulate GeoDataFrames.
- Get IDE autocomplete and type hints when writing geopandas code in VS Code or PyCharm.
- Enforce type safety in geospatial data pipelines as part of a CI/CD linting step.
- Validate function signatures that accept or return geopandas objects in a larger codebase.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use geopandas and want static type checking.
Install it alongside geopandas to unlock type validation and IDE support. No downside: it's permissively licensed, actively maintained, has no heavy dependencies, and requires only Python 3.10+. Omit it only if you don't use a type checker or don't care about type safety in geospatial code.
Install
types-geopandas on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction to install; actively maintained with a release 7 days ago. Runtime dependencies are all type stub or metadata packages (numpy, pandas-stubs, types-shapely, pyproj), so no compiled libraries or heavy dependencies to resolve.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; intended for use with a type checker (mypy, pyright, or ty) rather than runtime.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so you can use this in commercial and proprietary projects without restriction or attribution requirements.
Quickstart
pip install types-geopandas
# In your code, type checkers will now understand geopandas imports:
import geopandas as gpd
from geopandas import GeoDataFrameVerify before relying
- Whether this stub version remains accurate for geopandas versions other than 1.1.4, or if version pinning is necessary.
- Coverage completeness: whether all geopandas APIs are annotated or if some remain untyped.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesnumpypandas-stubstypes-shapelypyproj |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 7 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 130,999 / month, #11,615 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_geopandas-1.1.4.20260807-py3-none-any.whl
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