macOS
brew install noxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für nox in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install noxlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apt install noxDebian stable package indexes · nox · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install noxFedora Rawhide package metadata · nox · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#noxnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/no/nox/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Überblick
Flexible test automation for Python
Verlauf
Nox is a Python test and automation runner in the same problem family as tox, but its distinguishing choice is that configuration is ordinary Python in a noxfile.py rather than an INI-style matrix. The repository was created on GitHub on 2016-02-24, and PyPI release files show published package history beginning on 2018-08-24.
The project centers on sessions: decorated Python functions that create an environment, install dependencies, and run commands. The official documentation describes noxfile.py as the default configuration file and shows @nox.session functions as the core interface, including support for multiple Python interpreters, virtualenv backends, parametrization, tags, and session selection.
Nox has continued to track Python packaging and CI changes. The 2026.04.10 changelog entry records the drop of Python 3.8 support for running Nox, adds nox --usage, and includes fixes around virtualenv recreation and tag/keyword selection.
Nox became a recognizable Python packaging tool for projects that want programmable test sessions and CI tasks. The GitHub repository metadata consulted for this batch reported about 1.5k stars and 183 forks, and the project is packaged by Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, Nix, and Ubuntu in the input record.
Homebrew formula analytics for the nox formula reported 665 installs over the 365-day window exposed by the formula API. That is only a Homebrew signal, not total ecosystem use; PyPI is the more natural distribution channel for most Nox users.
Package nerds use Nox as a programmable task runner for Python projects: test matrices, linters, docs builds, release checks, and CI parity. A common pattern is to install Nox globally with pipx, keep project behavior in noxfile.py, and run nox, nox -s tests, nox -l, or selected tagged sessions.
Its practical appeal is that any Python logic available to the project can shape the automation. That makes it a good fit when tox-style declarative matrices become awkward, while still keeping the familiar workflow of isolated environments per task or interpreter.
Nox is significant because it occupies the 'programmable tox' niche in Python tooling. It is not a package manager, but it is often part of the release engineering layer around packages: build checks, wheel tests, docs, linting, and CI matrix commands.
Sicherheitslage
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noxfile.pyExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
nox | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:nox |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.7.11 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nox |
| Homepage | https://nox.thea.codes/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/wntrblm/nox |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://nox.readthedocs.io/ |
| Lizenz | Apache-2.0 |
| Quellarchiv | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/75/bf/aafe066019cb1bcd3e1c22957412d6eb560bd6553c1afd28502168a51418/nox-2026.7.11.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-07-13T03:39:16Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | certifi, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf all) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | nox |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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nox 2024.04.15-3
Flexible test automation
https://github.com/theacodes/nox/
sudo apt install noxnox
nix profile install nixpkgs#noxnox 2023.04.22-2
Flexible test automation
https://github.com/theacodes/nox/
sudo apt install noxnox 2026.04.10-2.fc45
Flexible test automation
https://github.com/wntrblm/nox
sudo dnf install noxnox+tox_to_nox 2026.04.10-2.fc45
Metapackage for nox: tox_to_nox extras
https://github.com/wntrblm/nox
sudo dnf install nox+tox_to_noxQuellspur
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