Python Type

The Python plugins come with a database type for Python packages. This type’s id is python_package, and it has the following attributes:

Unit Key

The Python type’s unit key is an ordered list of the following attributes:

Name Description
name The name of the package
version The version of the package

Other Attributes

The Python package type has these additional attributes that are all taken from the package’s PKG-INFO file:

Name Description
summary A brief summary
home_page The package’s home page URL
author The author’s name
author_email The author’s e-mail address
license The package’s licence type
description A long description of the package
platform The platforms that the package is intended to work in