.. _spkg_packaging:

packaging: Core utilities for Python packages
=======================================================

Description
-----------

Core utilities for Python packages

License
-------

Upstream Contact
----------------

https://pypi.org/project/packaging/


Type
----

standard


Dependencies
------------

- $(PYTHON)
- :ref:`spkg_pip`

Version Information
-------------------

package-version.txt::

    24.2

version_requirements.txt::

    packaging >=21.0


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

.. tab:: Arch Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo pacman -S python-packaging 


.. tab:: conda-forge

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ conda install packaging 


.. tab:: Debian/Ubuntu

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo apt-get install python3-packaging 


.. tab:: Fedora/Redhat/CentOS

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo yum install python3-packaging 


.. tab:: Gentoo Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo emerge dev-python/packaging 


.. tab:: MacPorts

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo port install py-packaging 


.. tab:: openSUSE

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo zypper install python3\$\{PYTHON_MINOR\}-packaging 


.. tab:: Void Linux

   .. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

       $ sudo xbps-install python3-packaging 



See https://repology.org/project/packaging/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:packaging/versions

If the system package is installed and if the (experimental) option
``--enable-system-site-packages`` is passed to ``./configure``, then ``./configure``
will check if the system package can be used.

