Pup - Lightweight Python Packaging Wrapper

Simple script which wraps the pip and python programs to install and manage dependencies locally.

Usage

Put the pup script somewhere on your path e.g. ~/bin/ (plus, export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH" somewhere).

Install a Package

Install a package locally by running:

pup install <package>

For example:

pup install awslogs

This will also take a text file of requirements:

pup install -r requirements.txt

Executing an Installed Program

You can run a program with:

pup exec <script>

For example:

pup exec awslogs get --aws-region=us-east-1 production myapp --watch

Running a Local Program with its Dependencies

Install any required modules, write your code, then:

pup run myapp.py

For example, put the Flask example into myapp.py:

from flask import Flask
app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def hello():
    return "Hello World!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

Install the Flask package, as per the example above, then run:

pup run myapp.py 

* Running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)

Disclaimer

I wrote this as an experiment to see if it was possible. There are no tests, I'm not running it in production and I don't intend to support it.