Python Package Index

The Python Package Index, abbreviated as PyPI (/ˌpaɪpiˈaɪ/) and also known as the Cheese Shop (a reference to the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "Cheese Shop"), is the official third-party software repository for Python. It is analogous to CPAN, the repository for Perl. Some package managers, including pip, use PyPI as the default source for packages and their dependencies. Over 235,000 Python packages can be accessed through PyPI. PyPI primarily hosts Python packages in the form of archives called sdists (source distributions) or precompiled "wheels."

Python Package Index

The Python Package Index, abbreviated as PyPI (/ˌpaɪpiˈaɪ/) and also known as the Cheese Shop (a reference to the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "Cheese Shop"), is the official third-party software repository for Python. It is analogous to CPAN, the repository for Perl. Some package managers, including pip, use PyPI as the default source for packages and their dependencies. Over 235,000 Python packages can be accessed through PyPI. PyPI primarily hosts Python packages in the form of archives called sdists (source distributions) or precompiled "wheels."