One nice solution to this problem is to use pipx. pipx essentially provides a middle ground between installing nothing to the global python installation and installing everything to the global python installation. pipx is installed into the global python installation and then you use pipx to (1) install (and manage) python-based command line tools (such as pre-commit) within isolated virtual environments and (2) expose those command line tools to the global terminal command namespace. The workflow in this case is:

  1. python -m pip install --user pipx to install pipx to the global python.
  2. pipx ensurepath to make sure path is setup correctly.
  3. pipx install pre-commit
  4. pre-commit install in the git repo of interest
  5. set up .pre-commit-config.yaml in the git repo of interest
  6. Now git commands should work using pre-commit (which uses the pre-commit installed by pipx) on the repo of interest, whether or not the virtual environment is activated.
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PyPI
pypi.org › project › pre-commit
pre-commit · PyPI
A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks. These details have been verified by PyPI · asottile · These details have not been verified by PyPI · Homepage · License: MIT · Author: Anthony Sottile · Requires: ...
      » pip install pre-commit
    
Published   Apr 21, 2026
Version   4.6.0
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pypi.org › project › pyproject-pre-commit
pyproject-pre-commit · PyPI
By using pyproject-pre-commit, you can simplify your .pre-commit-config.yaml that you need only repo of https://github.com/rcmdnk/pyproject-pre-commit.
      » pip install pyproject-pre-commit
    
Published   Feb 07, 2026
Version   0.6.1
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-hooks
pre-commit-hooks · PyPI
Prevent giant files from being committed. Specify what is "too large" with args: ['--maxkb=123'] (default=500kB). Limits checked files to those indicated as staged for addition by git. If git-lfs is installed, lfs files will be skipped (requires git-lfs>=2.2.1) --enforce-all - Check all listed files not just those staged for addition. Simply check whether files parse as valid python...
      » pip install pre-commit-hooks
    
Published   Aug 09, 2025
Version   6.0.0
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pypi.org › project › conventional-pre-commit
conventional-pre-commit · PyPI
A pre-commit hook to check commit messages for Conventional Commits formatting. Works with Python >= 3.8.
      » pip install conventional-pre-commit
    
Published   Feb 18, 2026
Version   4.4.0
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-uv
pre-commit-uv · PyPI
Python :: 3.14 · Report project as malware · Use uv to create virtual environments and install packages for pre-commit. With pipx: pipx install pre-commit pipx inject pre-commit pre-commit-uv · With uv: uv tool install pre-commit --with pre-commit-uv --force-reinstall ·
      » pip install pre-commit-uv
    
Published   Feb 18, 2026
Version   4.2.1
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GitHub
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GitHub - pre-commit/pre-commit: A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks. · GitHub
A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks. - pre-commit/pre-commit
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GitHub
github.com › pre-commit › pre-commit › issues › 1705
python hooks via pypi · Issue #1705 · pre-commit/pre-commit
November 20, 2020 - A user would like to have miss_hit running as a pre-commit hook; and the way you appear deal with python hooks looks super strange to me. So, most likely, I missed something in your documentation; if so please educate me; but if not please consider this a feature request :) I have a very tricky packaging process for PyPI, and having a setup.py in the repo root for miss_hit is just not practical.
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-git-checks
pre-commit-git-checks · PyPI
A series of basic Git checks meant for linting of your work.
      » pip install pre-commit-git-checks
    
Published   Dec 25, 2022
Version   0.0.1
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-rs
pre-commit-rs · PyPI
November 17, 2024 - A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks. These details have been verified by PyPI · asottile · These details have not been verified by PyPI · Homepage · License: MIT License (MIT) Author: Anthony Sottile ...
      » pip install pre-commit-rs
    
Published   Nov 17, 2024
Version   0.0.0
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Libraries.io
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pre-commit 4.5.1 on PyPI - Libraries.io - security & maintenance data for open source software
June 17, 2014 - A framework for managing and maintaining multi-language pre-commit hooks. - 4.5.1 - a Python package on PyPI
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-crocodile
pre-commit-crocodile · PyPI
pre-commit-crocodile: Git hooks manager intended for developers using pre-commit, prek and commitizen ... Requires: Python !=3.0.*, !=3.1.*, !=3.2.*, !=3.3.*, !=3.4.*, !=3.5.*, !=3.6.*, !=3.7.*, !=3.8.*, >=3
      » pip install pre-commit-crocodile
    
Published   Dec 27, 2025
Version   8.2.1
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Talk Python To Me
talkpython.fm › episodes › show › 482 › pre-commit-hooks-for-python-devs
Episode #482 - Pre-commit Hooks for Python Devs | Talk Python To Me Podcast
October 24, 2024 - Getting Started with Pre-Commit Installing the pre-commit Python package is straightforward. Once installed, you add a .pre-commit-config.yaml file to your repo, and run pre-commit install to wire everything up. pre-commit on PyPI · Stefanie’s blog / website ·
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Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 66053557 › using-python-pre-commit-with-a-local-server
Using Python pre-commit with a local server - Stack Overflow
An unexpected error has occurred: CalledProcessError: command: ('H:\\.cache\\pre-commit\\repo3yl4ty_p\\py_env-python3.6\\Scripts\\python.EXE', '-mpip', 'install', '.') return code: 1 expected return code: 0 stdout: Processing h:\.cache\pre-commit\repo3yl4ty_p Could not fetch URL https://pypi.org/simple/mypy/: There was a problem confirming the ssl certificate: HTTPSConnectionPool(host='pypi.org', port=443): Max retries exceeded with url: /simple/mypy/ (Caused by SSLError(SSLError(1, '[SSL: UNKNOWN_PROTOCOL] unknown protocol (_ssl.c:833)'),)) - skipping stderr: WARNING: Retrying (Retry(total=4,
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-update
pre-commit-update
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pypi.org › project › conventional-commits-check
conventional-commits-check · PyPI
A pre-commit hook to check Conventional Commits and add emojis. ... conventional-commits-check is a powerful and easy-to-use Python pre-commit hook that helps enforce Conventional Commits rules on your commit messages.
      » pip install conventional-commits-check
    
Published   Nov 18, 2024
Version   2.9.0
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pypi.org › project › pre-commit-html
pre-commit-html · PyPI
Parse Output: The output from the pre-commit hooks is parsed to extract relevant information such as file paths, line numbers, column numbers, and error messages. Generate HTML: The parsed information is then formatted into an HTML file using Jinja2 templates. The HTML file includes links to the relevant lines in the source code and references to the documentation for the errors. To use this project, you need to have Python ...
      » pip install pre-commit-html
    
Published   Feb 23, 2025
Version   0.1.5
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Snyk
snyk.io › advisor › python packages › pre-commit
pre-commit - Python Package Health Analysis | Snyk
February 22, 2023 - Further analysis of the maintenance status of pre-commit based on released PyPI versions cadence, the repository activity, and other data points determined that its maintenance is Healthy.
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pre-commit-run-hook-entry
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