# pew-org/pew

A tool to manage multiple virtual environments written in pure python

Repository: https://github.com/pew-org/pew
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pew
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-05-28T13:21:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4858, "days_push": 827, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1162, forks 83 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.458370+00:00)

## What it is
Pew (Python Env Wrapper) is a pure-Python CLI tool for managing multiple Python virtual environments. It can create, delete, copy, and switch between environments from any directory, keeping them in a single configurable location and working across bash, zsh, fish, and PowerShell.

## Use cases
- manage multiple python virtual environments
- switch between virtualenvs from anywhere
- create and delete python environments from the command line
- avoid dependency conflicts between python projects
- keep all virtualenvs in one central location
- manage python environments without shell-specific plugins

## When to choose
- you juggle many Python projects with conflicting dependencies
- you want a shell-agnostic virtualenv manager that works with bash, zsh, fish, or PowerShell
- you prefer keeping all virtual environments in one configurable directory
- you want a pure-Python tool installable via pip

## When to avoid
- you already use modern alternatives like venv + pipx, poetry, uv, or conda
- you only need a single throwaway environment (built-in venv suffices)
- you need active development and frequent updates - the project is in maintenance mode

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: cli, developer-tools, configuration-management
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: virtualenv, virtual-environments, python-environments, shell-agnostic, environment-management, command-line, python, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- pew-org/pew (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.458370+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:31:39.141966+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pew-org/pew (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.458370+00:00, sha 41e264f72319)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.