Install this version:
emerge -a =dev-python/valkey-6.1.1
If this version is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask =dev-python/valkey-6.1.1
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a =dev-python/valkey-6.1.1
# Copyright 1999-2026 Gentoo Authors
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
EAPI=8
DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
PYPI_VERIFY_REPO=https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-py
PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{12..15} )
inherit distutils-r1 pypi
DESCRIPTION="Python client for Valkey forked from redis-py"
HOMEPAGE="
https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-py/
https://pypi.org/project/valkey/
"
LICENSE="MIT"
SLOT="0"
KEYWORDS="~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86"
BDEPEND="
test? (
dev-db/valkey
)
"
EPYTEST_PLUGINS=( pytest-{asyncio,timeout} )
distutils_enable_tests pytest
python_test() {
local EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
# requires cluster
tests/{,test_asyncio/}test_cache.py::TestSentinelLocalCache::test_get_from_cache
tests/{,test_asyncio/}'test_cache.py::TestSentinelLocalCache::test_cache_decode_response[sentinel_setup0]'
# unexpected commands (different valkey version?)
tests/test_commands.py::TestValkeyCommands::test_acl_getuser_setuser
# looks like upstream didn't bother updating the server name here
tests/test_commands.py::TestValkeyCommands::test_lolwut
)
local EPYTEST_IGNORE=(
# missing modules
tests/{,test_asyncio/}test_bloom.py
tests/{,test_asyncio/}test_json.py
tests/{,test_asyncio/}test_search.py
tests/{,test_asyncio/}test_timeseries.py
# missing SSL certificates
tests/test_asyncio/test_cluster.py
tests/test_ssl.py
)
# TODO: try to run more servers?
epytest --asyncio-mode=auto \
-m "not valkeymod and not onlycluster and not replica and not ssl"
}
src_test() {
local valkey_pid="${T}"/valkey.pid
local valkey_port=6379
# Spawn valkey itself for testing purposes
einfo "Spawning valkey"
einfo "NOTE: Port ${valkey_port} must be free"
"${EPREFIX}"/usr/sbin/valkey-server - <<- EOF || die "Unable to start valkey server"
daemonize yes
pidfile ${valkey_pid}
port ${valkey_port}
bind 127.0.0.1 ::1
enable-debug-command yes
enable-module-command yes
EOF
# Run the tests
distutils-r1_src_test
# Clean up afterwards
kill "$(<"${valkey_pid}")" || die
}