pypa/flit
Simplified packaging of Python modules observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4191
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 22
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2253 stars · 165 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Flit is a simple Python packaging tool for publishing packages and modules to PyPI. It generates pyproject.toml metadata, builds wheels and sdists, and publishes with minimal configuration.
Use cases
- publish a python package to pypi
- create pyproject.toml for a module
- build wheels for a simple python package
- install a package locally for development
- simplify python packaging workflow
When to choose
- you have a single module or simple package to distribute
- you want minimal packaging configuration and fewer mistakes
- you prefer deriving metadata from docstrings and __version__
When to avoid
- you need complex builds with C extensions or custom build steps
- you need monorepo or multi-package builds with advanced metadata
- you rely on setuptools-specific features or plugins
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
package-manager build-tool cli developer-tools programming-languages python cli cross-platform pypi packaging pyproject-toml wheel sdist automation
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/pypa/flit · fetched 2026-08-28 · 692e92db99be
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/flit/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · f69d37bef99b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pypa/flit | main | 76 |
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