parso
Python parser library for syntax analysis and AST generation.
Languages, types and runtimes PyPI MIT
Used in agent projects
23
0.2% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in languages, types and runtimes
#14 of 18
by use in those projects
Downloads
23.4M
PyPI, last 7 days, parso
GitHub stars
679
last push Sep 22, 2026
How parso is used
parso is a dependency in 23 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.2%), #14 of 18 in languages, types and runtimes. The most used alternative there is TypeScript. Projects that use it most often also use Jedi (100.0%), packaging (100.0%), prompt-toolkit (100.0%).
Often used with parso
| Jedi | 100.0% of parso projects · 488.3× more than average |
|---|---|
| packaging | 100.0% of parso projects · 88.2× more than average |
| prompt-toolkit | 100.0% of parso projects · 288.6× more than average |
| Pygments | 100.0% of parso projects · 130.9× more than average |
| attrs | 95.7% of parso projects · 94.9× more than average |
| charset-normalizer | 95.7% of parso projects · 76.9× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 0.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list parso as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install parso |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (22), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | everlastingsong/whirlpool-essentials, AndreAugusto11/XChainDataGen, ManojINaik/manimAnimationAgent, nihilistau/CosySim, brandoz2255/Harvis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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