packaging
Core utilities for parsing and working with Python package versions and specifiers.
Used in agent projects
144
1.1% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in build tools and bundlers
#14 of 81
by use in those projects
Downloads
384M
PyPI, last 7 days, packaging
GitHub stars
752
last push Oct 8, 2026
How packaging is used
packaging is a dependency in 144 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (1.1%), #14 of 81 in build tools and bundlers. The most used alternative there is Vite. Projects that use it most often also use Requests (75.7%), urllib3 (71.5%), AnyIO (67.4%).
Often used with packaging
| Requests | 75.7% of packaging projects · 14.2× more than average |
|---|---|
| urllib3 | 71.5% of packaging projects · 47.1× more than average |
| AnyIO | 67.4% of packaging projects · 46.0× more than average |
| websockets | 67.4% of packaging projects · 29.9× more than average |
| charset-normalizer | 66.7% of packaging projects · 53.6× more than average |
| Click | 65.3% of packaging projects · 37.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| Claude Code | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| GitHub Copilot | 1.4% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 1.2% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.6% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list packaging as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install packaging |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (140), Next.js (3), Other (1) |
| Example projects | dramaclaw/dramaclaw, solana-developers/solana-cookbook, bobmatnyc/claude-mpm, microsoft/edge-ai, Qredence/fleet-rlm |
Alternatives to packaging
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vite npm Fast native-ESM powered web development build tool and dev server. |
2,897 (22.8%) | 194M | 83.3K | MIT |
| Babel (JavaScript) npm JavaScript compiler for transforming modern JavaScript to compatible code. |
484 (3.8%) | 187M | 44.1K | MIT |
| Turborepo npm High-performance build system for monorepos with task parallelization. |
399 (3.1%) | 29.5M | 31.2K | MIT |
| esbuild npm Extremely fast JavaScript and CSS bundler and minifier written in Go. |
342 (2.7%) | 3M | 40.1K | MIT |
| webpack npm Module bundler that packages JavaScript, assets and dependencies for browser deployment. |
255 (2.0%) | 54.9M | 66.1K | MIT |
| react-scripts npm Build configuration and scripts for Create React App zero-configuration setup. |
231 (1.8%) | 2.4M | 103K | MIT |
| React Compiler Babel Plugin npm Babel plugin for React Compiler that optimizes React component rendering. |
202 (1.6%) | 17.8M | 251K | MIT |
| webpack CLI npm Command-line interface for webpack bundler and related build tools. |
201 (1.6%) | 10.4M | 2,617 | MIT |