---
id: ninja
version: "1.13.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# ninja — Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed

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

## Install

pip install ninja
uv add ninja
poetry add ninja

## Description

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Ninja Python Distributions
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`Ninja <http://www.ninja-build.org>`_ is a small build system with a focus on speed.

The latest Ninja python wheels provide `ninja 1.13.0.gd74ef.kitware.jobserver-pipe-1 <https://ninja-build.org/manual.html>`_ executable
and `ninja_syntax.py` for generating `.ninja` files.

.. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/master/ninja-python-distributions-logo.png

Latest Release
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  |     :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ninja...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Distributes the Ninja 1.13.0 build system as Python wheels with pre-built executables for Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.

Verdict: Ninja is a mature, actively maintained build-system distribution (1.13.0, released 2025-08-11) with zero known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache 2.0 licensing, and broad platform support. Medium install friction is offset by comprehensive pre-built wheels. Suitable for production use in build pipelines.

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