nixpkgs-python

All Python versions, kept up-to-date on hourly basis using Nix.

Supported Python Versions

This project supports the following Python versions:

• 2.7.6+
• 3.3.1+ (up to the latest release)

Cachix (optional)

If you'd like to avoid compilation install Cachix and:

$ cachix use nixpkgs-python

Using the following platforms:

• x86_64-darwin
• x86_64-linux
• aarch64-linux
• aarch64-darwin

Usage

devenv.sh

Create devenv.nix:

{ pkgs, ... }:

{
  languages.python.enable = true;
  languages.python.version = "3.11";
  # languages.python.version = "3.11.3";
}

Create devenv.yaml:

inputs:
  nixpkgs-python:
    url: github:cachix/nixpkgs-python

Then run:

$ devenv shell
...

flake.nix

{
  inputs = {
    nixpkgs-python.url = "github:cachix/nixpkgs-python";
  };

  outputs = { self, nixpkgs-python }: {
    # You can now refer to packages like:
    #   nixpkgs-python.packages.x86_64-linux."2.7"
  };
}

nix shell

You can run this package ad-hoc using the following command:

$ nix shell github:cachix/nixpkgs-python#'"2.7"'

Or specify a minor version:

$ nix shell github:cachix/nixpkgs-python#'"2.7.16"'