pypi-search 1.2.0

Get Information on Python Packages From PyPI

pypi-search

pypi-search allows you to quickly query packages on PyPI. It fetches the following information:

• Version Information
• Project Links
• Github Stats if any
• Meta Information (author, maintainer)
• Description

It quickly allows you to know what a package is all about without having to open up the PyPI website.

installation

To get the latest stable release from PyPI:

• pip install pypi-search

To get the latest dev release, go into the root of this project and run:

• pip install .

usage

get information on a package called foo:

pypisearch foo

get information on a package called foo along with its long description:

pypisearch -d foo

help menu

usage: pypisearch [-h] [-d] search

Search for PyPi packages

positional arguments:
  search             Package to show information on

optional arguments:
  -h, --help         show this help message and exit
  -d, --description  Show package description

todo

• In order to make this easier to use I will be making a package out of this so it can easily be installed via pip.