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detect-installer

library0.1.0pypypi✓ verified 85d ago

A Python library for detecting the installation method of a package (pip, pipx, uv, rye, etc.) and generating the correct upgrade command. Version 0.1.0, regularly updated.

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pip install detect-installer

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SIG · DETECT-INSTALLER

detect-installer

devopspythonv0.1.0

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Code

Verified usage

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detect_installer

✓ from detect_installer import detect_installer

✗ import detect_installer

The module name and function are the same; importing without from leads to missing the function call.

Detect the installation method of the current package and get the upgrade command.

from detect_installer import detect_installer # Detect how 'detect-installer' itself was installed result = detect_installer() print(result) # e.g., {'tool': 'pip', 'command': 'pip install --upgrade detect-installer'}

Debug

Known issues

breakingThe function detect_installer() returns a dict, not a string. Access the 'command' key for the upgrade string.

fix

result['command'] to get the upgrade command.

affects: all

gotchadetect_installer() detects only the tool that installed the package; it may not detect nested or pipx- installed packages if not run in the correct environment.

fix

Run in the same Python environment where the target package is installed.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'detect_installer'

Package not installed, or installed in a different Python environment.

fix

Run 'pip install detect-installer' in the correct environment.

AttributeError: module 'detect_installer' has no attribute 'detect_installer'

Common mistake: import detect_installer instead of from detect_installer import detect_installer

fix

Use 'from detect_installer import detect_installer'

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Version history

0.1.0latest on PyPI · released Feb 23, 2026

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