distlib

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distlib is a Python library that provides low-level functions for packaging and distributing Python software, serving as a foundation for third-party packaging tools. The current version is 0.4.0, released on July 17, 2025. The project is actively maintained with regular updates.

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pip install distlib

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.4.2 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

glibc

py 3.10

3/5 runs

py 3.11

3/5 runs

py 3.12

3/5 runs

py 3.13

3/5 runs

py 3.9

3/5 runs

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

DistlibException

✓ from distlib import DistlibException

✗ from distlib.database import Database

logger

✓ from distlib import logger

NullHandler

✓ from distlib import NullHandler

A basic example demonstrating the initialization and usage of distlib's Database and Index classes.

from distlib.database import Database from distlib.index import Index # Initialize the database db = Database() # Initialize the index index = Index() # Example usage of the database and index # (Replace with actual functionality as needed) print(db) print(index)

Debug

Known issues

breakingdistlib 0.4.0 introduces changes to the Database and Index classes that may require updates to existing codebases.

fix

Review the distlib 0.4.0 release notes and update your code to align with the new class implementations.

affects: 0.3.x

gotchaEnsure that all import statements reference the correct module paths to avoid ImportError due to module restructuring in distlib 0.4.0.

fix

Update import statements to match the new module structure as per the distlib 0.4.0 documentation.

affects: 0.4.0

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Version history

0.4.2latest on PyPI

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/pypa/distlib ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/distlib/ ↗

docshttps://distlib.readthedocs.io/ ↗