Python packages listed in PyPI

[Ben Finney]

Rayne via Python-list <python-list at python.org> writes:

> May I know if the Python packages listed on the PyPI page
> (https://pypi.python.org/pypi) are OS-independent?

There is a Trove classifier, “Operating System”, which allows the
package maintainer to declare one or more specific operating systems.

For example, a package might have the trove classifiers
“Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X” and
“Operating System :: POSIX”. That is a positive assertion from the
package maintainer that those operating systems are supported.

> That is, do I download and install the same package on both Windows
> and Linux systems?

You should use ‘pip’ to decide which specific file to download for your
platform.

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Ben Finney