.. _spkg_wheel:

wheel: A built-package format for Python
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Description
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A built-package format for Python

License
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MIT

Upstream Contact
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https://pypi.org/project/wheel/


Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    0.37.0

install-requires.txt::

    # :trac:`31050` - version constraint for macOS Big Sur support
    wheel >=0.36.2


Equivalent System Packages
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conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install wheel


macports:
install the following packages: py-wheel

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install python3-wheel


void:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo xbps-install  python3-wheel


See https://repology.org/project/wheel/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:wheel/versions


However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because using Python site-packages is not supported by the Sage distribution;
see :trac:`29023`