pdm-project/pdm

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

PDM is a modern Python package and dependency manager that supports the latest PEP standards (PEP 517, 582, 621) and manages project dependencies, virtual environments, and Python interpreters. It offers a fast dependency resolver, a PEP 517 build backend, a plugin system, and an optional pnpm-style centralized installation cache.

Use cases

• manage python project dependencies with a lockfile
• replace pipenv or poetry for dependency management
• manage pyproject.toml metadata per PEP 621
• install and manage multiple python interpreters
• build and publish python packages
• save disk space with a centralized package cache

When to choose

• you want a modern PEP-standards-compliant alternative to Pipenv or Poetry
• you need fast resolution for large binary distributions
• you want a flexible plugin system and versatile user scripts
• you want to install and manage Python versions alongside dependencies

When to avoid

• you are already satisfied with Pipenv, Poetry, or uv
• you need a tool for non-Python ecosystems
• your environment must run Python below 3.9/3.10 for the manager itself

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager build-tool cli developer-tools developer-tools python cli cross-platform windows pep-582 pep-621 pep-517 dependency-resolution lockfile python-packaging virtual-environments pyproject-toml command-line automation linux macos

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