distro2sbom

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A Python tool to generate Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) for system distributions (Debian, RPM, Arch, BSD). Currently at version 0.6.0, released irregularly. Supports SPDX and CycloneDX formats.

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pip install distro2sbom

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distro2sbom

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distro2sbom

✓ import distro2sbom

The library is a CLI tool, not meant for Python import. No public API.

Run the CLI from Python (avoid). Prefer command line: distro2sbom --help

from distro2sbom import cli cli.main(["--help"])

distro2sbom --version

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Known issues

gotchadistro2sbom is a command-line tool only. It does not expose a stable Python API; importing it directly is unsupported.

fix

Install and run via the command line as `distro2sbom [options]`.

affects: all

breakingIn v0.5.0, the default SBOM format changed. Scripts relying on the previous default may break.

fix

Specify format explicitly with `--format spdx` or `--format cyclonedx`.

affects: >=0.5.0

deprecatedThe `--type` flag was replaced with `--distro-type` in v0.4.1. Using `--type` may be ignored.

fix

Use `--distro-type` instead of `--type`.

affects: <0.4.1

gotchaOn non-Debian systems, Debian-specific features (e.g., `--input-file` with .deb) will fail silently or throw errors.

fix

Ensure the target distribution tools are installed (dpkg, rpm, etc.) and use the correct `--distro-type`.

affects: all

Errors

Common errors & fixes

ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'distro2sbom'

distro2sbom is not installed or Python environment is misconfigured.

fix

Run `pip install distro2sbom` in the correct virtual environment.

distro2sbom: error: unrecognized arguments: --type debian

In v0.4.1+, `--type` was renamed to `--distro-type`.

fix

Use `--distro-type debian` instead of `--type debian`.

ValueError: Unsupported distribution type

An invalid or unsupported distribution type was passed to `--distro-type`.

fix

Use one of: auto, deb, rpm, arch, bsd.

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Version history

0.6.0latest on PyPI · released Apr 21, 2025

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githubhttps://github.com/anthonyharrison/distro2sbom ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/distro2sbom/ ↗