# pypa/pipx

Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments

Repository: https://github.com/pypa/pipx
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pipx
Homepage: https://pipx.pypa.io
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: pip, cli, pypi, venv, python, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-25T05:37:18+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 97, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2888, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 20, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 22}
- flags: no_readme
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12947, forks 590 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:00.199197+00:00)

## What it is
pipx is a CLI tool that installs and runs end-user Python applications in isolated virtual environments, exposing their commands on the PATH. It fills the same role as brew, apt, or npx, but for Python packages from PyPI.

## Use cases
- install python cli tools without dependency conflicts
- run a python application in a throwaway environment
- globally install tools like black, httpie, or poetry
- upgrade and uninstall python apps cleanly
- avoid polluting the system python with pip installs
- try a pypi package as a one-off command

## When to choose
- you want to install Python applications (not libraries) with isolated dependencies
- you need clean installs and uninstalls that leave nothing behind
- you want a brew/npx-like experience for Python tools on macOS, Linux, or Windows

## When to avoid
- you need to manage project dependencies or libraries for development - use pip, poetry, or uv instead
- the tool you want is not published on PyPI as an installable package with console entry points

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: pip, venv, pypi, virtual-environments, python-applications, tool-installer, command-line, python, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- pypa/pipx (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:00.199197+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 2026-08-29T17:13:40.045977+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - homepage: https://pipx.pypa.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.759765+00:00, sha c73979a649d7)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/tutorial/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.771694+00:00, sha 9bc034ef5329)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/tutorial/install-applications.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.773663+00:00, sha 6dbcdaa9e22a)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/how-to/install-pipx.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.775417+00:00, sha b4db2b966e29)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/how-to/manage-installed-apps.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.777121+00:00, sha 8e0de48ce46a)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/how-to/move-installation.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.778669+00:00, sha 749116dc3dc5)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/pipx/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.784056+00:00, sha ca9ccbb18664)
  - site_page: https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/changelog.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:39.780203+00:00, sha 3fb257b31d5f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.