┌─────────────────┐ pip install ┌──────────────┐ │ Developer CLI │ ───────────────────────> │ PyPI Cloud │ │ │ <─────────────────────── │ Repository │ └─────────────────┘ Source/Wheel Files └──────────────┘ The Difference Between PyPI and Pip
Find, install and publish Python packages with the Python Package Index. Search PyPI Search. Or browse projects. 804,230 projects. Uploading to PyPI - Tom Christie
When pip downloads an sdist , it must run a build step locally on your machine.
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Source distributions (packaged as .tar.gz archive files) contain the raw Python code, assets, and build instructions.
Wheels (packaged as .whl files) are pre-compiled and ready-to-install distributions.
