Hydra
Hydra provides tools for elegantly configuring complex applications, as summarized in its repository description.
About Hydra
Hydra is an open-source framework for configuring complex applications, distributed as the Python package hydra-core. The stable release is version 1.3, with version 1.4 in development.
The repository moved from the facebookresearch organization to hydra-ecosystem with its history, issues and pull requests intact and remains under MIT License. The development version lists support for Python 3.10 through 3.14, and the project points to third-party plugins, templates and projects that use or extend it.
Key features
- Framework for configuring complex applications
- Distributed as hydra-core package installable from PyPI
- Stable 1.3 release and 1.4 development release tracked separately
- Lists support for Python 3.10 through 3.14 in development version
- Extendable via third-party plugins, templates, and libraries
Best for: Python developers who need to manage configuration for complex applications.
Good for
- MIT-licensed open-source repository
- Stable version installable via pip as hydra-core
- Support channels listed as GitHub Discussions and StackOverflow
Watch out for
- Version 1.4 is still in development and not available as a stable release
Hydra at a glance
- Category
- Development › Developer Tools
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 5, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Hydra FAQ
How do I install the stable version of Hydra?
The stable version is 1.3, installed with: pip install hydra-core --upgrade.
Which Python versions are listed for the development version?
Supported Python versions 3.10 through 3.14 are listed for the development version.
Did the Hydra repository move?
Yes, it moved from facebookresearch to hydra-ecosystem with history, issues and pull requests intact. No action is required from users, and it remains MIT-licensed.
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