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id: invoke
version: "3.0.3"
license: BSD-2-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# invoke — Pythonic task execution

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

## Install

pip install invoke
uv add invoke
poetry add invoke

## Description

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Welcome to Invoke!
==================

Invoke is a Python library for managing shell-oriented subprocesses and
organizing executable Python code into CLI-invokable tasks. It draws
inspiration from various sources (``make``/``rake``, Fabric 1.x, etc) to arrive
at a powerful & clean feature set.

To find out what's new in this version of Invoke, please see `the...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Invoke is a Python library for defining and executing shell commands and organizing executable Python code into CLI-invokable tasks, drawing inspiration from make, rake, and Fabric.

Verdict: Invoke is a mature, actively maintained task runner with zero dependencies, broad Python version support, and a permissive license. No known vulnerabilities and strong community adoption (top 1000 PyPI packages) make it a low-risk choice for subprocess and task automation.

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