dmgbuild

library1.6.7pypypiunverified

dmgbuild is a macOS command line utility and Python library for creating disk images (.dmg files). It provides a programmatic way to build DMGs with custom backgrounds, icons, and layout. The current version is 1.6.7, with a stable maintenance release cadence. Only works on macOS.

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pip install dmgbuild

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INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · DMGBUILD

dmgbuild

devopspythonv1.6.7

Install

1.6s avg

Import

—

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v1.6.7 · 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

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 18.3MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.6s · import 0.000s · 19MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

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

DMGObject

✓ import dmgbuild

✗ from dmgbuild import DMGObject

Creates a simple disk image containing a single app.

from dmgbuild import DMGObject # Create a DMG with a volume name and files dmg = DMGObject('MyVolume', '/tmp/myapp.app') dmg.build('/tmp/myapp.dmg') print('DMG created at /tmp/myapp.dmg')

dmgbuild --version

Debug

Known issues

gotchadmgbuild only works on macOS. Importing or running on Linux/Windows will raise an OSError about missing Apple APIs.

fix

Use only on macOS; for CI, use macOS runners.

affects: all

breakingVersion 1.6.0 dropped support for Python < 3.10. Users on Python 3.7-3.9 must stay on older versions (e.g., 1.5.2).

fix

Use Python >= 3.10 or pin dmgbuild to <1.6.0.

affects: >=1.6.0

gotchaThe DMGObject constructor has changed signature between versions. In newer versions, the second argument is a list of paths; in older versions it was a single path or different parameters.

fix

Always pass a list (even for one file): DMGObject('Volume', ['/path/to/app'])

affects: >=1.6.0

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Version history

1.6.7latest on PyPI · released Jan 15, 2026

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/dmgbuild/dmgbuild ↗

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

docshttps://dmgbuild.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ ↗