Name
pipx
Homepage
https://github.com/pipxproject/pipx
The why
It allows the user to install applications written in Python into self-contained environments, independent of the system Python and its libraries. It also decreases headaches related to library and interpreter conflicts and/or incompatibilities.
Another benefit of having access to pipx is having a convenient way of installing Python apps not included in Solus package index.
Is it open source?
Yes. It uses the MIT License.
Tarball
| R5400 pipx | |||
| D12058 | R5400:a1a7dab311b3 Initial commit of pipx. Resolves T8608. | ||
Pipx is intended for end users and serves as a way to install and run Python applications without worrying or even knowing what a virtual environment is. It occupies similar niche as Flatpak, et al., while virtualenv is more of a devops tool.
To expand upon that, if I want to install a Python program as an end user, pipx works as high level package manager: I just type pipx install <python_program> and that's it. And like with Flatpak, I can upgrade everything I installed through pipx with a single command. Doing all that with a more low level tool such as virtualenv would require much more time and effort, as I'd have to do book-keeping of what I installed, into which virtual environment, manually set up the appropriate PATH, etc. That's assuming I was a Python dev and knew how to do all that.
This has sat in accepted for inclusion for over 30 days. Clearly, there is a lack of demand for the inclusion of this software, nobody has stepped up to provide a completed patch, maintain it, and properly integrate it. Closing as a result. Feel free to reopen but only when someone offers a patch via our proper patch submission methods and volunteers to be maintainer.