pypi-search allows you to quickly query packages on PyPI. It fetches the following information:
It allows you to know what a package is all about without having to open up the PyPI website.
To get the latest stable release from PyPI:
pip install pypi-searchTo get the latest dev release, go into the root of this project and run:
pip install .
foo:pypisearch foo
foo along with its description:pypisearch -d foo
usage: pypisearch [-h] [-d] search
Search for PyPi packages
positional arguments:
search Package to show information on
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-d, --description Show package description
FAQs
Get Information on Python Packages From PyPI
We found that pypi-search demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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