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py2app		packaging
	Project
-	Mentions	4
-	Stars	585
-	Growth	1.2%
-	Activity	7.8
about 8 years ago	Latest Commit	1 day ago
	Language	Python
-	License	GNU General Public License v3.0 or later

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pip3 install sendgrid fails with "TypeError"?
1 project | /r/learnpython | 14 Jul 2022
Alpine Linux 3.15 Released
5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Nov 2021

> You can't use wheels
musl wheel support was added some time ago:
https://github.com/pypa/packaging/releases/tag/21.0
No idea how many packages actually build musl wheels though. From a quick glance at least cryptography and lxml has musl wheels.
Alpine Linux: Proposal to move Rust to main
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Sep 2021

Python supports Alpine just fine; indeed, the standard Docker Python images include Alpine variants.
If you mean binary wheels, PyPA packaging added support for Alpine wheels a few months ago (https://github.com/pypa/packaging/pull/411), and auditwheel support for the same just shipped today.
find key in a list of dict and get the value.
1 project | /r/learnpython | 25 Jun 2021

You can use the packaging module to compare versions. It's used by setuptools so you probably have it already installed. The the rest is pretty straightforward imho:

What are some alternatives?

When comparing py2app and packaging you can also consider the following projects:

PyInstaller - Freeze (package) Python programs into stand-alone executables

pyarmor - A tool used to obfuscate python scripts, bind obfuscated scripts to fixed machine or expire obfuscated scripts.

Nuitka - Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python. It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, and 3.11. You feed it your Python app, it does a lot of clever things, and spits out an executable or extension module.

dh-virtualenv - Python virtualenvs in Debian packages

py2exe - modified py2exe to support unicode paths

PyOxidizer - A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool