pbs-installer
Installer for Python Build Standalone
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. Active maintenance with a release 7 days ago, no dependencies, permissive MIT license, and a clear use case for anyone automating Python distribution provisioning. No known security issues.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; network access needed to fetch distributions from upstream.
- Active maintenance with a release 7 days ago; no runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
last release 2026-08-07 (7 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-07 · 15 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 64,585,431 downloads/mo, #490 on PyPI
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pip install pbs-installer
import pbs_installer
# Use to download python-build-standalone distributions- Whether the package works with Python versions outside the 3.9+ range it declares support for
- How the GitHub Action sync mechanism handles upstream release delays or failures
- Whether downloaded distributions are cached or re-downloaded on each install
- What specific API or command-line interface the package exposes for downloading distributions
What it is and what it does
pbs-installer is a wrapper around python-build-standalone that automates downloading pre-built Python distributions. It keeps its list of available Python versions in sync with upstream releases via periodic GitHub Actions, so you don't have to manually track which versions are available. The package has no runtime dependencies and installs cleanly on Python 3.9 or later.
Typically used in build automation, CI/CD pipelines, or containerized environments where you need a specific, portable Python runtime without relying on system package managers. It simplifies the process of fetching pre-compiled Python binaries that work across different operating systems.
Use it for
- Automate portable Python distribution downloads in CI/CD pipelines without manually tracking available versions.
- Set up isolated Python environments with specific versions for testing across multiple configurations.
- Integrate into build systems that need reproducible Python runtimes without system package manager dependencies.
- Provision Python for containerized deployments where standard package managers are unavailable.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Active maintenance with a release 7 days ago, no dependencies, permissive MIT license, and a clear use case for anyone automating Python distribution provisioning. No known security issues.
Install
pbs-installer on PyPI
Before you install
Active maintenance with a release 7 days ago; no runtime dependencies, making installation straightforward.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; network access needed to fetch distributions from upstream.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install pbs-installer
import pbs_installer
# Use to download python-build-standalone distributionsVerify before relying
- Whether the package works with Python versions outside the 3.9+ range it declares support for
- How the GitHub Action sync mechanism handles upstream release delays or failures
- Whether downloaded distributions are cached or re-downloaded on each install
- What specific API or command-line interface the package exposes for downloading distributions
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 7 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 64,585,431 / month, #490 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
Evidence: pbs_installer-2026.8.7-py3-none-any.whl
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