How to interpret naming convention in PyPi package name

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That's what can be found in lots of packages such as this one: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip

pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl

how to interpret this naming convention?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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The naming format can be found under filename convention in PEP 427:

{distribution}-{version}(-{build tag})?-{python tag}-{abi tag}-{platform tag}.whl

In this case:

pip-9.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl is the version 9.0.1 build of the pip package, compatible with both Python 2 and 3, with no ABI - Application Binary Interface (pure Python), and compatible with any CPU architecture.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:33

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answered Jan 14 '17 at 00:41

Moses Koledoye

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So it means that `py2.py3` is python tag and not an extension suffix. Interesting! – Ilia Sidorenko Jan 14 '17 at 02:15
@IliaSidorenko see [PEP-425](https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0425/). – Błażej Michalik Jan 10 '21 at 00:28

How to interpret naming convention in PyPi package name

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