whey

A simple Python wheel builder for simple projects.

whey:

• supports PEP 621 metadata.
• can be used as a PEP 517 build backend.
• creates PEP 427 wheels.
• handles type hint files (py.typed and *.pyi stubs).
• is distributed under the MIT License.
• is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. It is a byproduct of the manufacture of cheese and has several commercial uses.

See the documentation for configuration and usage information.

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Installation

whey can be installed from PyPI or Anaconda.

To install with pip:

$ python -m pip install whey

To install with conda:

• First add the required channels

$ conda config --add channels https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge

• Then install

$ conda install whey

whey also has an optional README validation feature, which checks the README will render correctly on PyPI. This requires that the readme extra is installed:

$ python -m pip install whey[readme]

and in pyproject.toml:

[build-system]
requires = [ "whey[readme]",]
build-backend = "whey"