Python Package Manager
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Python Package Manager is a Python
Python (programming language)
Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...

 utility intended to simplify the tasks of locating, installing, upgrading and removing Python packages. It can determine if the most recent version of a software package is installed on a system, and can install or upgrade that package from a local or remote host.

PyPM is non-free and may only be used with ActiveState
ActiveState
ActiveState is a Canadian software company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. It develops, sells, and supports cross-platform development tools for dynamic languages such as Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Tcl, as well as language distributions and enterprise services...

's popular ActivePython
ActivePython
ActiveState ActivePython is a CPython distribution for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX, distributed by ActiveState. Since version 2.6.3.7, ActivePython comes with PyPM that is used to install binary Python packages...

 distribution.

PyPM uses “PyPM Repositories”, collections of pre-compiled packages. These repositories contain a high variety of modules, published on PyPI.

PyPM is inspired by Perl package manager
Perl package manager
Perl Package Manager is a Perl utility intended to simplify the tasks of locating, installing, upgrading and removing software packages...

 (PPM).

See also

  • EasyInstall
    EasyInstall
    EasyInstall is a package manager for the Python programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Python programs and libraries . easy_install is a module bundled with setuptools, a third-party library meant to enhance the Python standard library's distutils...

     - Source-based installation utility
  • Perl package manager
    Perl package manager
    Perl Package Manager is a Perl utility intended to simplify the tasks of locating, installing, upgrading and removing software packages...

  • RubyGems
    RubyGems
    RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries , a tool designed to easily manage the installation of gems, and a server for distributing them. It is analogous to EasyInstall for the Python programming...

    - a package manager for the Ruby programming language

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