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Python Packaging User Guide observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pypa/packaging.python.org · homepage · Python 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

Full methodology

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

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
pypa/packaging.python.orgmain77

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