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    astral-sh/uv

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

    backend
    packaging
    python
    resolver
    uv
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    91.7K stars
    3.8K forks
    216 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 8, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 4 days ago, with 466 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #7 in the weekly ranking the week of Nov 16, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust that replaces multiple Python tooling.
    • Delivers 10-100x faster dependency resolution and installation compared to pip with a unified toolchain and global cache.
    • Use for managing Python project dependencies, virtual environments, and lockfiles with workspace support for scalable projects.
    • Use for running and managing single-file Python scripts with inline dependency metadata in isolated environments.
    • Use for installing and running Python command-line tools in ephemeral or persistent environments similar to pipx.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

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

    Installing Trio's dependencies with a warm cache.

    uv is backed by Astral, the creators of Ruff.

    Install uv with our standalone installers:

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

    See the installation documentation for details and alternative installation methods.

    Excerpt from the astral-sh/uv README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 11: +58Aug 12: +58Aug 13: +37Aug 14: +34Aug 15: +5Aug 16: +26Aug 17: +6Aug 18: +63Aug 19: +31Aug 20: +30Sep 25: +13Oct 24: +47

    +3,177 stars over 90 days across 21 snapshot days; best day +63 on Aug 18.

    Forks

    3.8K+306

    Open issues

    3.1K+233

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