vale
Install and use Vale (grammar & style check tool) in python environments.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need style checking in a Python project and prefer managing Vale as a package dependency. Install friction is low and the license is permissive. The aging maintenance status is mitigated by automated version tracking, but verify that binary downloads work reliably in your deployment environment before relying on it in production CI/CD.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Vale binary is downloaded on first execution, not included in the wheel; requires network access and compatible OS.
- Low friction installation with no runtime dependencies.
- Maintenance is aging (290 days since last release), but the repository remains active and the package is automatically updated when Vale releases new versions.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive and places no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
last release 2025-10-28 (290 days) · last repo commit 2025-10-28 · 9 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 240,812 downloads/mo, #8,899 on PyPI
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pip install vale==3.13.0
from vale import Vale
vale = Vale()
vale.run(['--help'])- Whether Vale binary downloads work reliably across all supported platforms and network conditions
- Performance characteristics and resource usage when checking large documents or many files
- Compatibility of the Go-based Vale binary with all Python environments where the package is installed
What it is and what it does
Vale is a wrapper package that makes the Vale style-checking tool (written in Go) available as a Python dependency. Rather than bundling the Vale binary, the package downloads it on first use, allowing Python projects to declare Vale as a standard dependency in setup.py, requirements.txt, or pyproject.toml. The package version always mirrors the underlying Vale version, so vale==3.13.0 will download and run Vale 3.13.0.
The package has no Python runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward. It supports Python 3.7 and later. Maintenance is aging—the last release was 290 days ago—but the repository is not archived and releases are automatically generated when Vale itself updates, so the package stays current with Vale's development.
Use it for
- Enforce a consistent writing style across documentation in a Python project without manual Vale installation.
- Add style checking to CI/CD pipelines by declaring vale as a project dependency alongside other linting tools.
- Validate prose quality in technical writing or content management workflows integrated with Python tooling.
- Ensure editorial consistency across multiple documentation files as part of a pre-commit or build step.
- Distribute a Python application or library that requires style checking without asking users to install Vale separately.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you need style checking in a Python project and prefer managing Vale as a package dependency.
Install friction is low and the license is permissive. The aging maintenance status is mitigated by automated version tracking, but verify that binary downloads work reliably in your deployment environment before relying on it in production CI/CD.
Install
vale on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with no runtime dependencies. Maintenance is aging (290 days since last release), but the repository remains active and the package is automatically updated when Vale releases new versions.
Vale binary is downloaded on first execution, not included in the wheel; requires network access and compatible OS.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive and places no significant restrictions on use, modification, or distribution.
Quickstart
pip install vale==3.13.0
from vale import Vale
vale = Vale()
vale.run(['--help'])Verify before relying
- Whether Vale binary downloads work reliably across all supported platforms and network conditions
- Performance characteristics and resource usage when checking large documents or many files
- Compatibility of the Go-based Vale binary with all Python environments where the package is installed
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Aging 290 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 240,812 / month, #8,899 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 |
Evidence: vale-3.13.0.0-py3-none-any.whl
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