hatch
Modern, extensible Python project management
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Hatch is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. It's a top-1000 package with strong CI/CD signals and is suitable for new projects or teams wanting to consolidate their build and environment tooling. Start with it if you're building a Python package and want a modern, integrated alternative to setuptools + venv + pytest + twine.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Active maintenance with a release 3 days old and continuous CI/CD.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute Hatch freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-11 (3 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 7,221 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 24,724,689 downloads/mo, #914 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install hatch
hatch new my-project
cd my-project
hatch build- Whether the CLI is actually 2-3x faster than equivalent tools as claimed in the description.
- Whether custom environment scripts and UV integration work as seamlessly as the feature list suggests.
What it is and what it does
Hatch is a project manager that orchestrates the full lifecycle of Python package development—from project scaffolding and dependency isolation to building, testing, and publishing. It wraps a standardized build backend (hatchling), environment isolation via virtualenv, and integrates uv for faster dependency resolution. It also manages Python distributions, runs tests, performs static analysis, and handles version bumping and PyPI publishing.
You use Hatch when you want a single tool to replace a fragmented workflow of setuptools, pip, venv, pytest, and twine. It's designed for developers who want sensible defaults, reproducible builds, and a responsive CLI without having to wire together multiple tools or write boilerplate configuration.
Use it for
- Create a new Python package from a template and manage its build, test, and publish cycle from the CLI.
- Isolate project dependencies in managed virtual environments without manually running venv or pip.
- Run tests and static analysis across multiple Python versions in separate environments.
- Publish a package to PyPI or a private index with a single command.
- Manage Python interpreter versions on your system and pin them per project.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Hatch is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries no known vulnerabilities, and is licensed permissively. It's a top-1000 package with strong CI/CD signals and is suitable for new projects or teams wanting to consolidate their build and environment tooling. Start with it if you're building a Python package and want a modern, integrated alternative to setuptools + venv + pytest + twine.
Install
hatch on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release 3 days old and continuous CI/CD. Depends on 19 runtime packages including uv, virtualenv, and rich, all widely-used ecosystem tools.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive; you can use, modify, and distribute Hatch freely in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install hatch
hatch new my-project
cd my-project
hatch buildVerify before relying
- Whether the CLI is actually 2-3x faster than equivalent tools as claimed in the description.
- Whether custom environment scripts and UV integration work as seamlessly as the feature list suggests.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 19 packagesbackports-zstdclickdistrohatchlinghttpx2hyperlinkkeyringpackagingpexpectplatformdirspyproject-hookspython-discoveryrichshellinghamtomli-wtomlkituserpathuvvirtualenv |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 3 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 24,724,689 / month, #914 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/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersNatural Language :: EnglishOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPyTopic :: Software Development :: Build Tools |
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