uv README

The project's README from github.com/astral-sh/uv. As one markdown file: README.md.

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An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

Shows a bar chart with benchmark results.

Installing Trio's dependencies with a warm cache.

Highlights

uv is backed by Astral, the creators of Ruff and ty.

Installation

Install uv with our standalone installers:

# On macOS and Linux.
curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

# On Windows.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Or, from PyPI:

# With pip.
pip install uv

# Or pipx.
pipx install uv

If installed via the standalone installer, uv can update itself to the latest version:

uv self update

See the installation documentation for details and alternative installation methods.

Documentation

uv's documentation is available at docs.astral.sh/uv.

Additionally, the command line reference documentation can be viewed with uv help.

Features

Projects

uv manages project dependencies and environments, with support for lockfiles, workspaces, and more, similar to rye or poetry:

$ uv init example
Initialized project `example` at `/home/user/example`

$ cd example

$ uv add ruff
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Resolved 2 packages in 170ms
   Built example @ file:///home/user/example
Prepared 2 packages in 627ms
Installed 2 packages in 1ms
 + example==0.1.0 (from file:///home/user/example)
 + ruff==0.5.0

$ uv run ruff check
All checks passed!

$ uv lock
Resolved 2 packages in 0.33ms

$ uv sync
Resolved 2 packages in 0.70ms
Checked 1 package in 0.02ms

See the project documentation to get started.

uv also supports building and publishing projects, even if they're not managed with uv. See the publish guide to learn more.

Scripts

uv manages dependencies and environments for single-file scripts.

Create a new script and add inline metadata declaring its dependencies:

$ echo 'import requests; print(requests.get("https://astral.sh"))' > example.py

$ uv add --script example.py requests
Updated `example.py`

Then, run the script in an isolated virtual environment:

$ uv run example.py
Reading inline script metadata from: example.py
Installed 5 packages in 12ms
<Response [200]>

See the scripts documentation to get started.

Tools

uv executes and installs command-line tools provided by Python packages, similar to pipx.

Run a tool in an ephemeral environment using uvx (an alias for uv tool run):

$ uvx pycowsay 'hello world!'
Resolved 1 package in 167ms
Installed 1 package in 9ms
 + pycowsay==0.0.0.2
  """

  ------------
< hello world! >
  ------------
   \   ^__^
    \  (oo)\_______
       (__)\       )\/\
           ||----w |
           ||     ||

Install a tool with uv tool install:

$ uv tool install ruff
Resolved 1 package in 6ms
Installed 1 package in 2ms
 + ruff==0.5.0
Installed 1 executable: ruff

$ ruff --version
ruff 0.5.0

See the tools documentation to get started.

Python versions

uv installs Python and allows quickly switching between versions.

Install multiple Python versions:

$ uv python install 3.12 3.13 3.14
Installed 3 versions in 972ms
 + cpython-3.12.12-macos-aarch64-none (python3.12)
 + cpython-3.13.9-macos-aarch64-none (python3.13)
 + cpython-3.14.0-macos-aarch64-none (python3.14)

Download Python versions as needed:

$ uv venv --python 3.12.0
Using Python 3.12.0
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Activate with: source .venv/bin/activate

$ uv run --python [email protected] -- python --version
Python 3.8.16 (a9dbdca6fc3286b0addd2240f11d97d8e8de187a, Dec 29 2022, 11:45:30)
[PyPy 7.3.11 with GCC Apple LLVM 13.1.6 (clang-1316.0.21.2.5)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
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Use a specific Python version in the current directory:

$ uv python pin 3.11
Pinned `.python-version` to `3.11`

See the Python installation documentation to get started.

The pip interface

uv provides a drop-in replacement for common pip, pip-tools, and virtualenv commands.

uv extends their interfaces with advanced features, such as dependency version overrides, platform-independent resolutions, reproducible resolutions, alternative resolution strategies, and more.

Migrate to uv without changing your existing workflows — and experience a 10-100x speedup — with the uv pip interface.

Compile requirements into a platform-independent requirements file:

$ uv pip compile requirements.in \
   --universal \
   --output-file requirements.txt
Resolved 43 packages in 12ms

Create a virtual environment:

$ uv venv
Using Python 3.12.3
Creating virtual environment at: .venv
Activate with: source .venv/bin/activate

Install the locked requirements:

$ uv pip sync requirements.txt
Resolved 43 packages in 11ms
Installed 43 packages in 208ms
 + babel==2.15.0
 + black==24.4.2
 + certifi==2024.7.4
 ...

See the pip interface documentation to get started.

Contributing

We are passionate about supporting contributors of all levels of experience and would love to see you get involved in the project. See the contributing guide to get started.

FAQ

How do you pronounce uv?

It's pronounced as "you - vee" (/juː viː/)

How should I stylize uv?

Just "uv", please. See the style guide for details.

What platforms does uv support?

See uv's platform support document.

Is uv ready for production?

Yes, uv is stable and widely used in production. See uv's versioning policy document for details.

Acknowledgements

uv's dependency resolver uses PubGrub under the hood. We're grateful to the PubGrub maintainers, especially Jacob Finkelman, for their support.

uv's Git implementation is based on Cargo.

Some of uv's optimizations are inspired by the great work we've seen in pnpm, Orogene, and Bun. We've also learned a lot from Nathaniel J. Smith's Posy and adapted its trampoline for Windows support.

License

uv is licensed under either of

at your option.

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in uv by you, as defined in the Apache-2.0 license, shall be dually licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

Made by Astral

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What is this?uv is an extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust. It aims to replace pip, pip-tools, pipx, poetry, pyenv, twine, and virtualenv with a single tool.
Is it a package manager, a build tool, or something else?It's an all-in-one CLI tool that handles dependency resolution, virtual environments, project management, script running, tool installation, and Python version management.
How do I install uv?Install it with the standalone installer (curl script) or from PyPI via pip. Once installed via the standalone installer, it can self-update to the latest version.
Do I need Python or Rust installed first?No, uv is installable without Rust or Python, since it's a standalone compiled binary.
Is there anything that doesn't work the same as pip?uv provides a pip-compatible interface, not an identical one — it extends pip/pip-tools/virtualenv commands with extra features like dependency overrides and platform-independent resolutions, so behavior can differ in some cases.
Which operating systems does uv run on?uv supports macOS, Linux, and Windows.
How fast is uv compared to pip?uv claims to be 10-100x faster than pip for installing and resolving dependencies.
Can uv manage Python versions themselves, not just packages?Yes, uv can install multiple Python versions, download them on demand, and switch between versions per project, similar to pyenv.
Can I run standalone Python scripts with uv without setting up a project?Yes, uv supports running single-file scripts with inline dependency metadata, automatically creating an isolated environment for them.
Who makes uv?uv is built and backed by Astral, the same company behind the Ruff linter and the ty type checker.
What are similar projects?rye, poetry, pipx, xmake, ty, pnpm, pip, devbox
Which topics is it in?uv, dependency-manager, packaging, virtualization, package-manager, sandbox, devops, rust, command-line-tool, terminal, apache-2.0, cli
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