Alternatives to pyp
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. pyp itself: install pyp.
xxh
🚀 Bring your favorite shell wherever you go through the ssh. Xonsh shell, fish, zsh, osquery and so on
uv
An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust
starship
☄🌌️ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!
ruff
An extremely fast Python linter and code formatter, written in Rust
pyenv
Simple Python version management
black
The uncompromising Python code formatter
croc
Easily and securely send things from one computer to another :crocodile: :package:
shellcheck
ShellCheck, a static analysis tool for shell scripts
poetry
Python packaging and dependency management made easy
pipenv
Python Development Workflow for Humans
gum
A tool for glamorous shell scripts 🎀
zsh-syntax-highlighting
Fish shell like syntax highlighting for Zsh
mypy
Optional static typing for Python
pybind11
Seamless operability between C++11 and Python
pyright
Static Type Checker for Python
py-spy
Sampling profiler for Python programs
pipx
Install and Run Python Applications in Isolated Environments
shfmt
A shell parser, formatter, and interpreter with bash and zsh support; includes shfmt
bandit
Bandit is a tool designed to find common security issues in Python code
pywhat
🐸 Identify anything. pyWhat easily lets you identify emails, IP addresses, and more. Feed it a .pcap file or some text and it'll tell you what it is!
arxiv_latex_cleaner
arXiv LaTeX Cleaner: Easily clean the LaTeX code of your paper to submit to arXiv
pyenv-virtualenv
a pyenv plugin to manage virtualenv (a.k.a. python-virtualenv)
pyoxidizer
A modern Python application packaging and distribution tool
shimmy
⚡ Pure-Rust WebGPU inference engine — OpenAI-API compatible, GGUF native, runs on any GPU. No Python. No llama.cpp. Single binary
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than pyp — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
pyp is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.