astral-sh/uv

Health v2 · maintenance only

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89125 stars · 3517 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

uv is an extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust by Astral. It replaces pip, pip-tools, pipx, poetry, pyenv, virtualenv, and twine with a single tool that handles dependency resolution, lockfiles, Python version management, script execution, and package publishing.

Use cases

• install python packages faster than pip
• manage python project dependencies with a lockfile
• replace poetry and pip-tools with one tool
• install and manage python versions
• run python scripts with inline dependencies
• run cli tools from pypi without installing globally
• create and manage virtual environments
• build and publish python packages

When to choose

• you want a single fast tool for Python packaging, environments, and Python version management
• you need reproducible installs with a universal lockfile
• you want a drop-in pip-compatible interface with better performance
• you manage many projects or monorepo-style workspaces

When to avoid

• you rely on tooling deeply integrated with pip or poetry workflows that uv does not support
• you need features still marked as preview or experimental
• your environment requires a pure-Python package manager

Facets

cli-tool · maturity stable

package-manager build-tool cli developer-tools developer-tools windows cli cross-platform python-packaging dependency-resolution virtualenv lockfile pip-replacement rust command-line python automation macos linux

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