python-lsp/python-lsp-server

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Python 3.9+ implementation of the Language Server Protocol, maintained by the Spyder IDE team as a community fork of python-language-server. It exposes the `pylsp` command and provides completions, definitions, hover, references, linting, and formatting via pluggable providers like Jedi, Rope, Pyflakes, and YAPF.

Use cases

• add python autocomplete to my editor
• language server for vim or neovim python development
• get linting and code formatting in my ide via lsp
• run go to definition and find references for python code
• set up pylsp for emacs or vscode
• python code intelligence server for any lsp-compatible editor

When to choose

• you need an editor-agnostic Python language server with pluggable linters and formatters
• you use Spyder, Vim, Emacs, or another LSP-capable editor for Python
• you want a community-maintained fork of the original python-language-server

When to avoid

• you prefer Microsoft's Pylance or the newer basedpyright for Python language features
• you need a language server for a language other than Python
• you want an all-in-one IDE rather than a protocol server

Facets

service · maturity active

linter formatter developer-tools editor developer-tools programming-languages text-editors python cross-platform editor-plugin language-server-protocol lsp pylsp code-completion python-tooling

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