Whey

whey

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A simple Python wheel builder for simple projects.

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whey:

• supports PEP 621 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0621/>_ metadata.
• can be used as a PEP 517 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0517/>_ build backend.
• creates PEP 427 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0427/>_ wheels <https://realpython.com/python-wheels/>_.
• handles type hint files (py.typed <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0561/>_ and *.pyi stubs).
• is distributed under the MIT License <https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/>_.
• is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whey>_. It is a byproduct of the manufacture of cheese and has several commercial uses.

See the documentation_ for configuration_ and usage_ information.

.. _the documentation: https://whey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ .. _configuration: https://whey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html .. _usage: https://whey.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configuration.html

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* - Docs
  - |docs| |docs_check|
* - Tests
  - |actions_linux| |actions_windows| |actions_macos| |coveralls|
* - PyPI
  - |pypi-version| |supported-versions| |supported-implementations| |wheel|
* - Anaconda
  - |conda-version| |conda-platform|
* - Activity
  - |commits-latest| |commits-since| |maintained| |pypi-downloads|
* - QA
  - |codefactor| |actions_flake8| |actions_mypy|
* - Other
  - |license| |language| |requires|

.. |docs| image:: https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/whey/latest?logo=read-the-docs :target: https://whey.readthedocs.io/en/latest :alt: Documentation Build Status

.. |docs_check| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/Docs%20Check/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Docs+Check%22 :alt: Docs Check Status

.. |actions_linux| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/Linux/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Linux%22 :alt: Linux Test Status

.. |actions_windows| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/Windows/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Windows%22 :alt: Windows Test Status

.. |actions_macos| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/macOS/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22macOS%22 :alt: macOS Test Status

.. |actions_flake8| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/Flake8/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22Flake8%22 :alt: Flake8 Status

.. |actions_mypy| image:: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/workflows/mypy/badge.svg :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/actions?query=workflow%3A%22mypy%22 :alt: mypy status

.. |requires| image:: https://dependency-dash.repo-helper.uk/github/repo-helper/whey/badge.svg :target: https://dependency-dash.repo-helper.uk/github/repo-helper/whey/ :alt: Requirements Status

.. |coveralls| image:: https://img.shields.io/coveralls/github/repo-helper/whey/master?logo=coveralls :target: https://coveralls.io/github/repo-helper/whey?branch=master :alt: Coverage

.. |codefactor| image:: https://img.shields.io/codefactor/grade/github/repo-helper/whey?logo=codefactor :target: https://www.codefactor.io/repository/github/repo-helper/whey :alt: CodeFactor Grade

.. |pypi-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/whey :target: https://pypi.org/project/whey/ :alt: PyPI - Package Version

.. |supported-versions| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/whey?logo=python&logoColor=white :target: https://pypi.org/project/whey/ :alt: PyPI - Supported Python Versions

.. |supported-implementations| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/implementation/whey :target: https://pypi.org/project/whey/ :alt: PyPI - Supported Implementations

.. |wheel| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/wheel/whey :target: https://pypi.org/project/whey/ :alt: PyPI - Wheel

.. |conda-version| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/v/conda-forge/whey?logo=anaconda :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/whey :alt: Conda - Package Version

.. |conda-platform| image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/pn/conda-forge/whey?label=conda%7Cplatform :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/whey :alt: Conda - Platform

.. |license| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/license/repo-helper/whey :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/blob/master/LICENSE :alt: License

.. |language| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/languages/top/repo-helper/whey :alt: GitHub top language

.. |commits-since| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/commits-since/repo-helper/whey/v0.1.1 :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/pulse :alt: GitHub commits since tagged version

.. |commits-latest| image:: https://img.shields.io/github/last-commit/repo-helper/whey :target: https://github.com/repo-helper/whey/commit/master :alt: GitHub last commit

.. |maintained| image:: https://img.shields.io/maintenance/yes/2026 :alt: Maintenance

.. |pypi-downloads| image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/dm/whey :target: https://pypistats.org/packages/whey :alt: PyPI - Downloads

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Installation

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whey can be installed from PyPI or Anaconda.

To install with pip:

.. code-block:: bash

$ python -m pip install whey

To install with conda:

.. code-block:: bash

$ conda install -c conda-forge whey

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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:

.. code-block:: bash

$ python -m pip install whey[readme]

and in pyproject.toml:

.. code-block:: TOML

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