How to Install `redis` in Python

v7.4.0 CLI & Utilities Python >=3.10

Python client for Redis database and key-value store

Install pip install redis

What is redis?

Python client for Redis database and key-value store

The Python interface to the Redis key-value store.

Installation | Usage | Advanced Topics | Contributing

Note: redis-py 5.0 is the last version of redis-py that supports Python 3.7, as it has reached end of life. redis-py 5.1 supports Python 3.8+. Note: redis-py 6.1.0 is the last version of redis-py that supports Python 3.8, as it has reached end of life. redis-py 6.2.0 supports Python 3.9+.

PyPI page → Author: "Redis Inc." <oss@redis.com>

Quick Start

Minimal example to get started with redis:

import redis

r = redis.Redis(host="localhost", port=6379, db=0)

r.set("key", "value")
print(r.get("key"))      # b'value'

r.incr("counter")
print(r.get("counter"))  # b'1'

Installation

pip (standard)

pip install redis

Virtual environment (recommended)

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate   # Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
pip install redis

pip3

pip3 install redis

conda

conda install -c conda-forge redis

Poetry

poetry add redis

Dependencies

Installing redis will also install these packages:

async-timeout

Verify the Installation

After installing, confirm the package is available:

python -c "import redis; print(redis.__version__)"

If this prints a version number, installation succeeded. If you see a ModuleNotFoundError, see the errors section below.

Installation Errors

Common errors when installing redis with pip.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'redis'

Cause: The package is not installed in the current Python environment.

Fix: Run pip install redis. If using a virtual environment, ensure it is activated first.

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'redis' (installed but still failing)

Cause: pip installed the package into a different Python than the one running your script.

Fix: Use python -m pip install redis to install into the interpreter you are running.

ImportError: cannot import name 'X' from 'redis'

Cause: The function or class does not exist in the installed version.

Fix: Check the version with pip show redis and upgrade with pip install --upgrade redis.

pip: command not found

Cause: pip is not in PATH or Python was not added to PATH during installation.

Fix: Try python -m pip install redis. On macOS/Linux try pip3.

PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied

Cause: No write access to the system Python package directory.

Fix: Use a virtual environment, or add --user: pip install --user redis

SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

Cause: pip cannot verify PyPI's SSL certificate — common behind corporate proxies.

Fix: Try: pip install --trusted-host pypi.org --trusted-host files.pythonhosted.org redis

Runtime Errors

Common errors when using redis after installation.

redis.exceptions.ConnectionError: Error connecting to localhost:6379

Cause: Redis server is not running or not reachable.

Fix: Start Redis: redis-server or docker run -p 6379:6379 redis

redis.exceptions.ResponseError: WRONGTYPE Operation against a key

Cause: The command is incompatible with the data type stored at that key.

Fix: Use the correct command for the stored type, or delete the key with r.delete('key').

Recent Releases

Version	Released
`8.0.0b1`	2026-04-08
`7.4.0` latest	2026-03-24
`7.3.0`	2026-03-06
`7.2.1`	2026-02-25
`7.2.0`	2026-02-16

Full release history on PyPI →

Manage redis

Upgrade to latest version

pip install --upgrade redis

Install a specific version

pip install redis==7.4.0

Uninstall

pip uninstall redis

Check what is installed

pip show redis

Last updated: 2026-04-11 • Data from PyPI

How to Install redis in Python