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mitsuhiko/pipsi

pip script installer observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mitsuhiko/pipsi · Python · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • 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: 4406
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2658
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1993 stars · 135 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

pipsi is a Python CLI tool that installs Python packages with command-line entry points into isolated virtualenvs and symlinks their scripts into ~/.local/bin. It wraps pip and virtualenv to enable sudo-free, conflict-free global installation of Python CLI applications.

Use cases

  • install python cli tools globally without sudo
  • avoid dependency conflicts between globally installed python scripts
  • uninstall a python cli package and its dependencies cleanly
  • install python scripts into isolated virtualenvs
  • manage globally installed python command line applications
  • upgrade installed python cli tools

When to choose

  • you are on a legacy system already using pipsi and cannot migrate
  • you need the historical pipsi workflow for scripts or documentation

When to avoid

  • starting a new setup - use pipx instead, which is the actively maintained successor
  • installing python libraries to be imported by other code
  • you need recent python version compatibility or ongoing support

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

package-manager cli developer-tools developer-tools python cli windows pip virtualenv python-cli-tools isolated-installation deprecated pipx-alternative command-line automation linux macos

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