# closeio/tasktiger

Python task queue using Redis

Repository: https://github.com/closeio/tasktiger
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tasktiger
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: queue, worker
Last push: 2026-08-26T14:18:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4130, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1467, forks 95 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:48.722560+00:00)

## What it is
TaskTiger is a Python task queue library backed by Redis, supporting per-task subprocess forking, unique queues, task locking, and flexible retry strategies. It is developed and maintained by Close.

## Use cases
- run background jobs in python with redis
- queue tasks with retry and exponential backoff
- deduplicate queued tasks with unique queues
- prevent concurrent execution of tasks with the same arguments
- process per-customer subqueues fairly
- run tasks in isolated subprocesses with hard time limits

## When to choose
- you need a Redis-backed Python task queue with forked workers and hard timeouts
- you want unique queues or task locks to avoid duplicate work
- you need flexible retry intervals and subqueue routing

## When to avoid
- you need a distributed task scheduler across many machines without Redis
- you want a broker-agnostic queue supporting RabbitMQ or SQS
- your stack is not Python

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: message-queue, scheduling, concurrency
- domain: backend, developer-tools, microservices
- platform: python
- tags: task-queue, redis, background-jobs, worker, async-tasks, retry-logic, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- closeio/tasktiger (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.722560+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:34:59.045523+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/closeio/tasktiger (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:48.722560+00:00, sha fb4d571480a2)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/tasktiger/json (fetched 2026-08-29T11:43:04.308801+00:00, sha 022dd5466b39)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.