8.53. Packaging-24.2

The packaging module is a Python library that provides utilities that implement the interoperability specifications which have clearly one correct behaviour (PEP440) or benefit greatly from having a single shared implementation (PEP425). This includes utilities for version handling, specifiers, markers, tags, and requirements.

Approximate build time: less than 0.1 SBU
Required disk space: 2.7 MB

8.53.1. Installation of Packaging

Compile packaging with the following command:

pip3 wheel -w dist --no-cache-dir --no-build-isolation --no-deps $PWD

Install packaging with the following command:

pip3 install --no-index --find-links dist packaging

8.53.2. Contents of Packaging

Installed directories: /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/packaging and /usr/lib/python3.13/site-packages/packaging-24.2.dist-info