PyPI

/ˈpaɪ piː aɪ/ · Noun · Development

Definitions

  1. The Python Package Index — the official third-party software repository for Python, hosting over 500,000 packages that can be installed via pip. Package authors upload source distributions and wheels to PyPI, making them available to the entire Python ecosystem.

    In plain English: The main online store where Python developers share and download reusable code libraries.

    Example: "I just published v2.0 of the library to PyPI, so users can upgrade with pip install --upgrade."

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