valkey-glide-sync
Valkey GLIDE Sync client. Supports Valkey and Redis OSS.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Valkey GLIDE Sync is the official, actively maintained synchronous client for Valkey/Redis OSS with no known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 licensing, and broad platform support. Choose it if you need blocking I/O, cluster awareness, or official Valkey backing. Medium install friction is acceptable given precompiled wheels and active maintenance.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running Valkey or Redis OSS server accessible at the configured address and port.
- Medium install friction due to precompiled wheels across Python versions 3.10–3.14 on macOS and Linux (x86_64, aarch64).
- Active maintenance with a release 4 days old.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production and proprietary projects.
last release 2026-08-10 (4 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 274,503 downloads/mo, #8,190 on PyPI
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pip install valkey-glide-sync
from glide_sync import GlideClientConfiguration, NodeAddress, GlideClient
config = GlideClientConfiguration(
addresses=[NodeAddress("localhost", 6379)],
request_timeout=500
)
client = GlideClient.create(config)
result = client.set("key", "value")
print(client.get("key"))- Exact Python version support range (requires_python field is unspecified in metadata)
- Whether Alpine Linux / MUSL support has been added since the documented limitation
- Performance characteristics and latency profile in production deployments
What it is and what it does
Valkey GLIDE Sync is the official synchronous Python client for Valkey and Redis OSS, built on a Rust core with Python-specific bindings. It provides blocking operations for connecting to Valkey servers in either standalone or cluster mode, supporting key-value commands, pub/sub messaging with dynamic subscription management, and automatic failover. The package is maintained by the Valkey organization and backed by AWS and GCP.
The sync variant is designed for applications that prefer or require blocking I/O rather than async patterns. It depends on cffi, protobuf, and typing-extensions. Installation uses precompiled wheels for Python versions 3.10–3.14 on Linux (x86_64, aarch64) and macOS (Intel, Apple Silicon), with medium install friction. The package is actively maintained and carries no known security vulnerabilities.
Use it for
- Traditional blocking web frameworks needing Redis caching without async refactoring
- Synchronous batch processing or ETL pipelines that read/write to Valkey for state
- Pub/sub message handling in blocking contexts with automatic subscription reconciliation
- Cluster-aware key-value operations across sharded Valkey deployments
- Migration from older Redis clients to an officially maintained alternative
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Valkey GLIDE Sync is the official, actively maintained synchronous client for Valkey/Redis OSS with no known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 licensing, and broad platform support. Choose it if you need blocking I/O, cluster awareness, or official Valkey backing. Medium install friction is acceptable given precompiled wheels and active maintenance.
Install
valkey-glide-sync on PyPI
Before you install
Medium install friction due to precompiled wheels across Python versions 3.10–3.14 on macOS and Linux (x86_64, aarch64). Active maintenance with a release 4 days old. Requires cffi, typing-extensions, and protobuf as runtime dependencies.
Requires a running Valkey or Redis OSS server accessible at the configured address and port.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), allowing commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most production and proprietary projects.
Quickstart
pip install valkey-glide-sync
from glide_sync import GlideClientConfiguration, NodeAddress, GlideClient
config = GlideClientConfiguration(
addresses=[NodeAddress("localhost", 6379)],
request_timeout=500
)
client = GlideClient.create(config)
result = client.set("key", "value")
print(client.get("key"))Verify before relying
- Exact Python version support range (requires_python field is unspecified in metadata)
- Whether Alpine Linux / MUSL support has been added since the documented limitation
- Performance characteristics and latency profile in production deployments
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Medium. Platform-specific wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagescffityping-extensionsprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 4 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 274,503 / month, #8,190 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Intended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyProgramming Language :: RustTopic :: DatabaseTopic :: Software DevelopmentTopic :: Utilities |
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