https://github.com/pypa/wheel

The official binary distribution format for Python
https://github.com/pypa/wheel

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The official binary distribution format for Python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pypa/wheel
• Owner: pypa
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-07-25T20:24:25.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-25T10:13:55.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-29T15:45:55.457Z (3 months ago)
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.71 MB
• Stars: 505
• Watchers: 33
• Forks: 150
• Open Issues: 48
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
wheel

=====

This is a command line tool for manipulating Python wheel files, as defined in

`PEP 427`_. It contains the following functionality:

* Convert ``.egg`` archives into ``.whl``

* Unpack wheel archives

* Repack wheel archives

* Add or remove tags in existing wheel archives

.. _PEP 427: https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/

Historical note

---------------

This project used to contain the implementation of the setuptools_ ``bdist_wheel``

command, but as of setuptools v70.1, it no longer needs ``wheel`` installed for that to

work. Thus, you should install this **only** if you intend to use the ``wheel`` command

line tool!

.. _setuptools: https://pypi.org/project/setuptools/

Documentation

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The documentation_ can be found on Read The Docs.

.. _documentation: https://wheel.readthedocs.io/

Code of Conduct

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Everyone interacting in the wheel project's codebases, issue trackers, chat

rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the `PSF Code of Conduct`_.

.. _PSF Code of Conduct: https://github.com/pypa/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md