---
id: installer
version: "1.0.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# installer — A library for installing Python wheels.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install installer
uv add installer
poetry add installer

## Description

# installer

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This is a low-level library for installing a Python package from a
[wheel distribution](https://packaging.python.org/glossary/#term-Wheel). It
provides basic functionality and abstractions for handling wheels and installing
packages from wheels.

- Logic for "unpacking" a wheel (i.e. installation).
- Abstractions for various parts of the unpacking process.
- Extensible simple implementations of the abstractions.
- Platform-independent Python script wrapper generation.

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You can read more in the [documentation](https://installer.rtfd.io/).

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

A low-level library for unpacking and installing Python packages from wheel distributions, providing abstractions and extensible implementations for the installation process.

Verdict: A well-maintained, zero-dependency wheel installation library with MIT licensing and no security vulnerabilities. Suitable for build tools and package managers needing low-level wheel handling; active development and top-1000 popularity indicate production readiness.

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