stout-pkg 0.2.2

A fast, Rust-based Homebrew-compatible package manager - 10-100x faster than brew

stout

A fast, Rust-based Homebrew-compatible package manager - 10-100x faster than brew.

Installation

pip install stout-pkg

Or with pipx for isolated installation:

pipx install stout-pkg

Usage

# Update formula index
stout update

# Search for packages
stout search nodejs

# Install packages
stout install wget curl

# Show package info
stout info python

# List installed packages
stout list

Performance

Operation	Homebrew	stout	Speedup
--version	500ms	5ms	100x
search	2-5s	<50ms	40-100x
info	1-2s	<100ms	10-20x
update	10-60s	1-3s	10-20x

How It Works

This package is a thin Python wrapper that:

1. Downloads the native stout binary for your platform on first run
2. Caches it in your user cache directory
3. Forwards all commands to the native binary

Supported Platforms

• macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel)
• Linux (x86_64 & ARM64)

Links

• GitHub Repository
• Documentation
• Issue Tracker

License

MIT