PyPI¶
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PyPI: The Python Package Index¶
PyPI, the Python Package Index, is a web-based software catalogue and distribution mechanism. See PublishingPythonModules for other channels through which Python software may be distributed and obtained.
At the time of writing the following pages are available when searching for “PyPI”:
Asking for Help/How can I run an untrusted Python script safely (i.e. Sandbox)
CodingProjectIdeas/StandardLibrary/RestructuredStandardLibrary
Is there any tiny project or source for participation or reference
What applications that support ‘the application lifecycle’ are available to Python developers?
At the time of writing the following pages are available when searching for “Cheese Shop” (the other name for PyPI):
The real point of this page, however, is to provide some help for the poor unfortunates who do not know that PyPI is also known colloquially as the “Cheese Shop” (due to misplaced enthusiasm for Monty Python humour even when it obscures the real purpose of a piece of software). – SteveHolden