pydistcheck

pydistcheck is a command-line interface (CLI) used to perform the following activities on Python package distributions.

inspect the distribution’s contents during development

  • how large is the package, compressed and uncompressed?

  • how many files does it contain?

  • what % of the package is Python files? compiled objects?

  • what’s the difference between the compressed and uncompressed size?

enforce constraints in continuous integration

  • should not be larger than n MB uncompressed

  • should not contain more than x files

  • should not contain non-portable filepaths

  • should not contain compiled code with debugging symbols

# install
pipx install pydistcheck

# run checks
pydistcheck dist/*

# run checks and view diagnostic information
pydistcheck --inspect dist/*

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