---
id: twine
version: "7.0.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# twine — Collection of utilities for publishing packages on PyPI

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

## Install

pip install twine
uv add twine
poetry add twine

## Description

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twine
=====

Twine is a utility for `publishing`_ Python packages on `PyPI`_.

It provides build system independent uploads of source and binary
`distribution artifacts <distributions_>`_ for both new and existing
`projects`_.

See our `documentation`_ for a description of features, installation
and usage instructions, and links to additional resources.

Contributing
------------

See our `developer documentation`_ for how to get started, an
architectural overview, and our future development plans.

Code of Conduct
---------------

Everyone interacting in the Twine project's codebases, issue
trackers, chat rooms, and mailing...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Twine is a utility for publishing Python packages to PyPI, handling build system-independent uploads of source and binary distribution artifacts.

Verdict: Twine is a mature, actively maintained tool in the top 1000 PyPI packages with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and low install friction. It is the standard choice for publishing Python packages to PyPI.

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