%general-entities; ]> wheel &wheel-version;
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 Wheel-&wheel-version; wheel <para>Wheel is a Python library that is the reference implementation of the Python wheel packaging standard.</para> <segmentedlist> <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle> <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle> <seglistitem> <seg>&wheel-fin-sbu;</seg> <seg>&wheel-fin-du;</seg> </seglistitem> </segmentedlist> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Wheel Compile Wheel with the following command: PYTHONPATH=src pip3 wheel -w dist --no-build-isolation --no-deps $PWD Install Wheel with the following command: pip3 install --no-index --find-links=dist wheel The meaning of the pip3 configuration options and commands: PYTHONPATH=src Allows this package (not installed yet) to build a wheel archive for itself, to avoid a chicken-or-egg problem. wheel This command builds the wheel archive for this package. -w dist Instructs pip to put the created wheel into the dist directory. install This command installs the package. --no-build-isolation, --no-deps, and --no-index These options prevent fetching files from the online package repository (PyPI). If packages are installed in the correct order, pip won't need to fetch any files in the first place; these options add some safety in case of user error. --find-links dist Instructs pip to search for wheel archives in the dist directory. Contents of Wheel Installed program Installed directories wheel /usr/lib/python&python-minor;/site-packages/wheel and /usr/lib/python&python-minor;/site-packages/wheel-&wheel-version;.dist-info Short Descriptions wheel is a utility to unpack, pack, or convert wheel archives wheel