---
id: manygo
version: "0.2.0"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# manygo — Python library with helpers for packaging golang source code

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 182.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

manygo is a utility library that translates Go's platform naming scheme (GOOS/GOARCH pairs like 'linux'/'amd64') into Python's standardized platform tags (like 'manylinux_2_17_x86_64'). It exists to bridge the gap when packaging or distributing Go binaries through Python tooling—situations where you need to express a Go binary's target platform in Python's tag format.

The library is straightforward: call `get_platform_tag()` with a Go OS and architecture, and it returns the corresponding Python tag. It has no external dependencies and requires Python 3.10 or later. The project is actively maintained but still in Alpha, so the API or tag mappings may evolve.

Use it for:

- Packaging Go binaries for distribution via PyPI or other Python package repositories
- Automating platform-specific tag selection when embedding Go tools in Python projects
- Building cross-platform Python packages that wrap or invoke Go executables
- Generating correct platform tags for CI/CD pipelines that build Go binaries for multiple architectures

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Converts Golang platform identifiers (GOOS and GOARCH) into Python platform tags for packaging and distributing Go binaries.

Yes, if you are packaging Go binaries through Python tooling. The library is lightweight, has no dependencies, carries permissive licensing, and solves a specific translation problem. The Alpha status and young age mean the API could change, but for straightforward platform-tag conversion it is low-risk. Not relevant if you do not work with Go binaries in Python projects.

## Install

pip install manygo
uv add manygo
poetry add manygo

## Installing manygo

Before you install: Low friction install with no runtime dependencies. Active maintenance and recent releases, though the project is young and marked as Alpha.

License in practice: MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions—suitable for most projects.

Quickstart:

pip install manygo

import manygo
manygo.get_platform_tag('linux', 'amd64')
manygo.get_platform_tag('darwin', 'arm64')

Requires Python 3.10 or later

Verify before relying:

- Whether the platform tag mappings cover all Go platform combinations or only a subset
- How the library handles edge cases or future Go platform additions
- Stability guarantees given the Alpha development status

## Package facts

- License: MIT (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 182.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

golang platform tags python, go binary packaging, goos goarch conversion, cross-platform go distribution, manylinux darwin arm64 tags, golang-integration, packaging-tools

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