redis (Python)
Python client library for connecting to and querying Redis data stores.
Used in agent projects
142
1.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in http clients and networking
#11 of 29
by use in those projects
Downloads
50.7M
PyPI, last 7 days, redis
GitHub stars
13.6K
last push Oct 10, 2026
How redis (Python) is used
redis (Python) is a dependency in 142 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.1%), #11 of 29 in http clients and networking. The most used alternative there is Axios. Projects that use it most often also use Pydantic (73.9%), Uvicorn (73.2%), FastAPI (71.1%). It is more common in projects set up for Roo Code (4.4%) than for Gemini CLI (1.1%).
Often used with redis (Python)
| Pydantic | 73.9% of redis (Python) projects · 14.5× more than average |
|---|---|
| Uvicorn | 73.2% of redis (Python) projects · 17.1× more than average |
| FastAPI | 71.1% of redis (Python) projects · 16.8× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 69.0% of redis (Python) projects · 10.6× more than average |
| SQLAlchemy | 55.6% of redis (Python) projects · 28.3× more than average |
| Pydantic Settings | 52.1% of redis (Python) projects · 26.4× more than average |
| NumPy | 46.5% of redis (Python) projects · 12.1× more than average |
| Requests | 45.1% of redis (Python) projects · 8.5× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 2.0% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Cursor | 2.3% of projects set up for it |
| GitHub Copilot | 1.7% of projects set up for it |
| Devin Desktop | 3.3% of projects set up for it |
| Roo Code | 4.4% of projects set up for it |
| Gemini CLI | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list redis (Python) as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install redis |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (136), Next.js (3), React Native / Expo (2), Other (1) |
| Example projects | Josh-XT/AGiXT, pipedude/evi-run, NihadMemmedli/quorvex_ai, RoboFinSystems/robosystems, neurobloomai/pact-ax |
Alternatives to redis (Python)
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axios npm Promise-based HTTP client for browser and Node.js with interceptors. |
1,264 (10.0%) | 115M | 109K | MIT |
| Requests pypi Elegant Python HTTP library for making web requests. |
675 (5.3%) | 309M | 54.6K | Apache-2.0 |
| aiohttp pypi Async HTTP client/server framework for Python with WebSocket support. |
295 (2.3%) | 117M | 16.6K | — |
| ws npm Simple, fast WebSocket client and server for Node.js with full RFC support. |
287 (2.3%) | 283M | 22.8K | MIT |
| websockets pypi WebSocket implementation for Python with RFC 6455 and 7692 compliance. |
286 (2.3%) | 109M | 5,732 | — |
| httpx pypi Modern Python HTTP client with async support, replacing the standard requests library. |
266 (2.1%) | 16M | 15.6K | BSD-3-Clause |
| node-fetch npm Bring the Fetch API to Node.js for making HTTP requests. |
219 (1.7%) | 207M | 8,852 | MIT |
| urllib3 pypi HTTP client with thread-safe connection pooling, file uploads and advanced features. |
193 (1.5%) | 338M | 4,071 | — |