NAME
Alien::Pipx - Find or install pipx
SYNOPSIS
Command line tool: pipx [options]
DESCRIPTION
This distribution provides the Python tool pipx so that it can be used
by other Perl distributions that are on CPAN. It does this by first
trying to detect an existing install of pipx on your system. If found it
will use that. If it cannot be found, it will download pipx for
installation. Note that the installation method varies by operating
system. MacOS and Windows users should have working installations of
homebrew and scoop respectively to use this Perl Alien module. Note that
pipx will be installed only for the user who invoked this module.
SEE ALSO
pipx
pipx is a tool to help you install and run end-user applications
written in Python. It's roughly similar to macOS's brew,
JavaScript's npx, and Linux's apt.
It's closely related to pip. In fact, it uses pip, but is focused on
installing and managing Python packages that can be run from the
command line directly as applications.
How is it Different from pip?
pip is a general-purpose package installer for both libraries and
apps with no environment isolation. pipx is made specifically for
application installation, as it adds isolation yet still makes the
apps available in your shell: pipx creates an isolated environment
for each application and its associated packages.
pipx does not ship with pip, but installing it is often an important
part of bootstrapping your system.
Homebrew Homebrew installs the stuff you need that
Apple (or your Linux system) didn't. *Eliminates permission popup
windows *Hides GUI wizard-style installers *Prevents PATH pollution from
installing lots of programs *Avoids unexpected side-effects from
installing and uninstalling programs *Finds and installs dependencies
automatically *Performs all the extra setup steps itself to get a
working program =item Scoop
Scoop is a command-line installer for Windows that:
Alien
Documentation on the Alien concept itself.
Alien::Base
The base class for this Alien.
Alien::Build::Manual::AlienUser
Detailed manual for users of Alien classes.
AUTHOR
Christos Argyropoulos
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2024 by Christos Argyropoulos.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.