pypa/packaging.python.org resource
Python Packaging User Guide observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4613
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1661 stars · 1687 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The Python Packaging User Guide (PyPUG), the community-maintained authoritative documentation on packaging and installing Python distributions. This repository contains the source for packaging.python.org.
Use cases
- learn how to package a python library
- how to publish a package to pypi
- understanding pyproject.toml and setup.cfg
- guide to installing python packages with pip
- creating and distributing python wheels
- python packaging best practices
When to choose
- you need authoritative, up-to-date guidance on Python packaging tools and workflows
- you want to learn how to build, distribute, or install Python packages
- you are contributing to or referencing official PyPA documentation
When to avoid
- you need packaging software or tooling rather than documentation
- you need guides for other languages' package ecosystems
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools documentation programming-languages python python-packaging user-guide pypa sphinx-docs
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pypa/packaging.python.org · fetched 2026-08-28 · f6f02348d641
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pypa/packaging.python.org | main | 77 |
For agents
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