---
id: types-protobuf
version: "7.34.1.20260518"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# types-protobuf — Typing stubs for protobuf

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install types-protobuf
uv add types-protobuf
poetry add types-protobuf

## Description

## Typing stubs for protobuf

This is a [type stub package](https://typing.python.org/en/latest/tutorials/external_libraries.html)
for the [`protobuf`](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf) package. It can be used by type checkers
to check code that uses `protobuf`. This version of
`types-protobuf` aims to provide accurate annotations for
`protobuf~=7.34.1`.

Partially generated using [mypy-protobuf==3.6.0](https://github.com/nipunn1313/mypy-protobuf/tree/v3.6.0) and libprotoc 34.1 on [protobuf v34.1](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v34.1) (python `protobuf==7.34.1`).

This stub package is marked as [partial](https://typing.python.org/en/latest/spec/distributing.html#partial-stub-packages).
If you find that annotations are missing, feel free to contribute and help complete them.


This package is part of the [typeshed project](https://github.com/python/typeshed).
All fixes for types and metadata should be contributed there.
See [the README](https://github.com/python/typeshed/blob/main/README.md)
for more details. The source for this package can be found in...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides type stubs for protobuf, enabling static type checkers like mypy and pyright to validate code that uses protobuf without requiring the full protobuf runtime.

Verdict: A lightweight, actively maintained type-stub package from the official typeshed project, suitable for adding type safety to protobuf code. Zero security vulnerabilities and permissive licensing make it a safe choice for type-checking workflows.

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