types-Jinja2
Typing stubs for Jinja2
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are constrained to Jinja2 < 3.0. For modern projects, Jinja2 3.0+ includes its own type annotations, making this package redundant. The package has not been updated since 2021 and is explicitly marked as superseded in its own documentation. Install only if you cannot upgrade Jinja2 itself.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Only needed if using Jinja2 < 3.0; Jinja2 3.0+ includes its own type stubs, making this package unnecessary.
- Low friction install with a single lightweight runtime dependency (types-MarkupSafe).
- However, the package has not been updated since 2021-11-26 and is now superseded—Jinja2 itself has included type annotations since version 3.0, making this package redundant for modern Jinja2 installations.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 license (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), which allows free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions. No licensing concerns for most projects.
last release 2021-11-26 (1722 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 5,108 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,532,677 downloads/mo, #3,018 on PyPI
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pip install types-Jinja2
# In your Python code, type checkers will now understand Jinja2 types
import jinja2
env: jinja2.Environment = jinja2.Environment()- Whether the stubs remain accurate for Jinja2 versions released after 2021-11-26
- Compatibility with the latest versions of type checkers (mypy, PyCharm, pytype)
What it is and what it does
types-Jinja2 is a PEP 561 type stub package that provides type information for the Jinja2 templating engine. It allows static type checkers like mypy, PyCharm, and pytype to understand and validate code that uses Jinja2, catching type errors before runtime. The stubs are maintained in the typeshed repository and are sourced from the Python community's central type stub collection.
However, this package is now largely obsolete. Jinja2 itself has included native type annotations since version 3.0, eliminating the need for separate stubs. If you are using Jinja2 3.0 or newer, you should uninstall types-Jinja2 and rely on Jinja2's built-in type support instead. This package remains useful only for projects still using older Jinja2 versions that lack native type information.
Use it for
- Adding type checking to legacy projects using Jinja2 < 3.0 without native type stubs
- Enabling mypy or PyCharm to validate Jinja2 template rendering code in older codebases
- Supporting static analysis in CI/CD pipelines for projects locked to pre-3.0 Jinja2 versions
Worth the install?
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No, unless you are constrained to Jinja2 < 3.0.
For modern projects, Jinja2 3.0+ includes its own type annotations, making this package redundant. The package has not been updated since 2021 and is explicitly marked as superseded in its own documentation. Install only if you cannot upgrade Jinja2 itself.
Install
types-jinja2 on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single lightweight runtime dependency (types-MarkupSafe). However, the package has not been updated since 2021-11-26 and is now superseded—Jinja2 itself has included type annotations since version 3.0, making this package redundant for modern Jinja2 installations.
Only needed if using Jinja2 < 3.0; Jinja2 3.0+ includes its own type stubs, making this package unnecessary.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), which allows free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions. No licensing concerns for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install types-Jinja2
# In your Python code, type checkers will now understand Jinja2 types
import jinja2
env: jinja2.Environment = jinja2.Environment()Verify before relying
- Whether the stubs remain accurate for Jinja2 versions released after 2021-11-26
- Compatibility with the latest versions of type checkers (mypy, PyCharm, pytype)
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 license permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packagetypes-MarkupSafe |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,722 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,532,677 / month, #3,018 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 LicenseTyping :: Typed |
Evidence: types_Jinja2-2.11.9-py3-none-any.whl
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