python-install

A simple, correct PEP427 wheel installer.

$ python -m install -h
usage: python -m install [-h] [--verbose] [--optimize [level [level ...]]] [--destdir /] [--verify-dependencies] [--cache] [--skip-build] [--ignore-incomplete-installation-warnings] [wheel]

positional arguments:
  wheel                 wheel file to install

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --verbose, -v         enable verbose output
  --optimize [level [level ...]], -o [level [level ...]]
                        optimization level(s) (default=0, 1, 2)
  --destdir /, -d /     destination directory
  --verify-dependencies, -t
                        check if the dependencies are met
  --cache, -c           generate the installation cache
  --skip-build, -s      skip the cache building step, requires cache to be present already
  --ignore-incomplete-installation-warnings, -w
                        stop treating incomplete installation warnings as errors

Missing components:

• Checksum verification
• Custom data installation:
  • headers
  • data

Bootstraping

install has a dependency on installer, which is used for entrypoint script generation. As we don't install entrypoint scripts, this dependency is not needed to install a install wheel, making install bootstrapable without any dependencies.