devpi-client
devpi upload/install/... workflow commands for Python developers
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. devpi-client is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive MIT license, and installs with low friction. Install it if you are running devpi-server and need a command-line interface for package uploads, testing, and index management. If you are not using devpi-server, this package has no standalone value.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running devpi-server instance to connect to; the tool is a client and cannot function standalone.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with 10 runtime dependencies including standard tools like requests, build, and pluggy.
- Active maintenance with a release 106 days ago and last commit on 2026-08-10.
License · maintenance · safety
permissive license (permissive) — MIT license (permissive): you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-04-30 (106 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-10 · 1,214 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 212,968 downloads/mo, #9,447 on PyPI
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pip install devpi-client
devpi use https://your-devpi-server/
devpi upload- Whether devpi-server compatibility spans all versions or has specific minimum/maximum requirements not listed in this package's metadata.
- Performance characteristics when uploading or testing large packages or many packages in sequence.
What it is and what it does
devpi-client is a command-line interface for interacting with devpi-server, a private Python package index and testing infrastructure. It handles the workflow of uploading packages to a devpi index, running tests against them, and installing them locally or in CI environments. The tool reads configuration from pyproject.toml, setup.cfg, and tox.ini, and manages authentication credentials for secure communication with the server.
Typically used by teams running private package repositories or by developers automating package testing and distribution in CI/CD pipelines. It depends on requests for HTTP communication, build for package building, pkginfo for metadata inspection, and pluggy for extensibility. The package is actively maintained and supports a wide range of Python versions from 3.7 to 3.14.
Use it for
- Upload built Python packages to a private devpi index as part of a release workflow.
- Configure and switch between multiple devpi server instances and indexes from the command line.
- Run automated tests on packages before or after uploading them to a devpi index.
- Manage authentication credentials for secure access to private package repositories.
- Integrate package publishing into CI/CD pipelines that use devpi-server as the artifact store.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
devpi-client is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, carries a permissive MIT license, and installs with low friction. Install it if you are running devpi-server and need a command-line interface for package uploads, testing, and index management. If you are not using devpi-server, this package has no standalone value.
Install
devpi-client on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with 10 runtime dependencies including standard tools like requests, build, and pluggy. Active maintenance with a release 106 days ago and last commit on 2026-08-10. Supports Python 3.7 through 3.14 and PyPy.
Requires a running devpi-server instance to connect to; the tool is a client and cannot function standalone.
License in practice
MIT license (permissive): you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install devpi-client
devpi use https://your-devpi-server/
devpi uploadVerify before relying
- Whether devpi-server compatibility spans all versions or has specific minimum/maximum requirements not listed in this package's metadata.
- Performance characteristics when uploading or testing large packages or many packages in sequence.
Package facts
| License | permissive license permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.7 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 10 packagesbuildcheck-manifestcoloramadevpi_commoniniconfigpkginfoplatformdirspluggyrequeststomli |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 106 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 212,968 / month, #9,447 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: devpi_client-7.3.0-py3-none-any.whl
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