How tree-sitter-python is used
tree-sitter-python is a dependency in 4 of the 6,208 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned, too few to describe it from them alone. Our scan also samples projects by dependency (Solana 2,661, Ethereum and EVM 1,496, 3D and games 2,818, agent frameworks and SDKs 10,983); counting those, it appears in 23 projects, and what it is used with below comes from all of them. Projects that use it most often also use tree-sitter-typescript (JavaScript) (100.0%), tree-sitter-javascript (95.7%), tree-sitter-go (87.0%).
tree-sitter-python popularity over time
Gid Score 38: downloads 62, use in agent projects 30, GitHub stars 2, downloads trend 57 (each 0-100). How it is calculated.
Often used with tree-sitter-python
| tree-sitter-typescript (JavaScript) | 100.0% of tree-sitter-python projects · 1552.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| tree-sitter-javascript | 95.7% of tree-sitter-python projects · 1979.4× more than average |
| tree-sitter-go | 87.0% of tree-sitter-python projects · 2699.1× more than average |
| Model Context Protocol SDK (JavaScript) | 78.3% of tree-sitter-python projects · 8.2× more than average |
| Anthropic SDK | 69.6% of tree-sitter-python projects · 18.6× more than average |
| Express | 69.6% of tree-sitter-python projects · 10.3× more than average |
| esbuild | 65.2% of tree-sitter-python projects · 14.0× more than average |
| ansi-to-html | 60.9% of tree-sitter-python projects · 472.3× more than average |
From all 23 projects in our scan that use tree-sitter-python, including the dependency samples.
How tree-sitter-python is funded
Open Collective: Tree-sitter
| Received, last 12 months | $0 Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual budget | $0 Open Collective's estimate |
| Balance | $16 |
| Raised since the start | $16 |
| Typical month median, last 12 months | $0 |
| Contributors, last 12 months | 0 |
Apr 2025Sep 2026
Money by month. First money received in Apr 2025. The typical month is the median: one big one-off donation does not move it.
The same collective is named by 13 more tools in our catalog: web-tree-sitter, tree-sitter-typescript (Python), Tree-sitter JavaScript, tree-sitter-java, tree-sitter-rust, tree-sitter-cpp and others.
USD after payment processor fees, as Open Collective reports it; fiscal host Open Source Collective. Source
GitHub Sponsors
| @tree-sitter | 14 current sponsors |
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GitHub shows how many people and companies sponsor an account, not how much they pay.
Ways to fund tree-sitter-python
GitHub Sponsors Open Collective Ko-fi
As the maintainers list them in FUNDING.yml on GitHub. Checked Oct 20, 2026.
Install
| Package | npm install tree-sitter-python |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | TypeScript / JavaScript (22), Rust (1) |
| Example projects | thedotmack/claude-mem, ViaTumLab/Yan-Agent, RaheesAhmed/SajiCode, jghiringhelli/codeseeker, ijw-fyi/agent-pr |
Alternatives to tree-sitter-python
In our scan, none of the most used tools in Scraping, browsers and parsing does the same job as tree-sitter-python: they are add-ons, companions or tools for a different task.
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