uv

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

• github project page
• see also pip

run executable

this will run cowsay in its own virtual environment and execute it directly, similar to pipx

uvx cowsay -t sup

install different python versions

it uses the latest patch version automatically

uv python install 3.13

create virtual environment

request a specific python version and create a venv:

uv venv --python 3.13

clean cache

uv cache clean

uv tool - install python binaries

install a python binary using uv tool right into your PATH, not scoped to a project:

uv tool install yamllint

sometimes you need additional binaries with a package, for example ansible. you can use the --with flag:

uv tool install --with ansible ansible-core

managing packages

install with pip interface

with the pip interface

uv pip install <python package>

add package to project

uv init
uv add sqlite-utils