pyparsing

3.3.2 verified Tue May 12 auth: no python install: verified quickstart: verified

pyparsing is a Python library for defining and executing parsing grammars, currently at version 3.3.2, with a release cadence of regular updates.

pip install pyparsing

Warnings

breaking Python versions before 3.9 are no longer supported; pyparsing now requires Python 3.9 or later. ↓

fix Upgrade your Python version to 3.9 or later.

gotcha Ensure correct import paths to avoid ImportError. ↓

fix Use 'from pyparsing import Word' instead of 'import pyparsing.Word'.

Install compatibility verified last tested: 2026-05-12

python os / libc status wheel install import disk

3.10 alpine (musl) - - 0.26s 18.7M

3.10 slim (glibc) - - 0.20s 19M

3.11 alpine (musl) - - 0.38s 20.7M

3.11 slim (glibc) - - 0.28s 21M

3.12 alpine (musl) - - 0.34s 12.5M

3.12 slim (glibc) - - 0.32s 13M

3.13 alpine (musl) - - 0.31s 12.2M

3.13 slim (glibc) - - 0.30s 13M

3.9 alpine (musl) - - 0.21s 18.2M

3.9 slim (glibc) - - 0.17s 19M

Imports

Word
```
from pyparsing import Word
```
Ensure correct import path to avoid ImportError

Quickstart verified last tested: 2026-04-23

A simple example to parse a greeting using pyparsing.

from pyparsing import Word, alphas

greet = Word(alphas) + "," + Word(alphas) + "!"
hello = "Hello, World!"
print(hello, "->", greet.parse_string(hello))