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brew install dxpy

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overview

Package summary

DNAnexus toolkit utilities and platform API bindings for Python

Project links

Commands and aliases

dx-app-wizard
dx-build-app
dx-build-applet
dx-clone-asset
dx-docker
dx-download-all-inputs
dx-fetch-bundled-depends
dx-generate-dxapp
dx-jobutil-add-output
dx-jobutil-dxlink
dx-jobutil-get-identity-token
dx-jobutil-new-job
dx-jobutil-parse-link
dx-jobutil-report-error
dx-log-stream
dx-mount-all-inputs
dx-notebook-reconnect
dx-print-bash-vars
dx-upload-all-outputs

history

Project history and usage

dxpy is the Python binding layer and command-line toolkit for the DNAnexus platform. The official Read the Docs page describes dxpy as Python bindings for interacting with the DNAnexus Platform API, both inside the DNAnexus execution environment and from external scripts.

Project history

The official dx-toolkit git history begins with imported history in 2011 and early repository reorganization in March 2012. Official tags show v0.0.1 on 2012-08-09 and a long continuous release stream through v0.410.0 in June 2026.

Adoption history

Unlike general-purpose Unix tools, dxpy adoption follows the DNAnexus platform itself: researchers and bioinformatics engineers use it to script platform objects, projects, files, apps, workflows, jobs, and API calls. The batch input exposes this as a Homebrew package with many dx-* executables rather than just a Python library.

How it is used

The official docs organize dxpy around Pythonic bindings, low-level API wrappers, object handlers, projects, records, files, genomic tables, applets, apps, workflows, jobs, search, app building, utilities, and exceptions. In practice the packaged toolkit is used for DNAnexus login/configuration, data movement, applet/app development, job utilities, logging, Docker/Nextflow helper workflows, and scripted platform automation.

Why package nerds care

dxpy is significant as a packaged scientific-platform SDK: it turns a hosted genomics and biomedical analysis platform into reproducible shell and Python workflows. For package managers, it is a reminder that many science packages are not just libraries but operational CLIs with credentials, cloud objects, and platform-specific execution assumptions.

Timeline

2011: Official git history begins with imported repository history.
2012: v0.0.1 tagged and DNAnexus Python docs carry 2012-2013 copyright.
2020: v0.300.0 tagged.
2023: v0.350.0 tagged.
2025: v0.400.0 tagged.
2026: v0.410.0 appears in the official changelog and tag list.

Related projects

dxpy is part of DNAnexus dx-toolkit alongside the dx command family, DNAnexus API documentation, platform documentation, app builders, job utilities, Docker helpers, and Nextflow-related tooling referenced in recent changelog entries.

Sources

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for dxpy. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 16 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.dnanexus_config/environment.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.dnanexus_config/environment.json

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`dx-app-wizard`	cli	global executable
`dx-build-app`	cli	global executable
`dx-build-applet`	cli	global executable
`dx-clone-asset`	cli	global executable
`dx-docker`	cli	global executable
`dx-download-all-inputs`	cli	global executable
`dx-fetch-bundled-depends`	cli	global executable
`dx-generate-dxapp`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-add-output`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-dxlink`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-get-identity-token`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-new-job`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-parse-link`	cli	global executable
`dx-jobutil-report-error`	cli	global executable
`dx-log-stream`	cli	global executable
`dx-mount-all-inputs`	cli	global executable
`dx-notebook-reconnect`	cli	global executable
`dx-print-bash-vars`	cli	global executable
`dx-upload-all-outputs`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.409.0

manager updated2026-06-24

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/dnanexus/dx-toolkit

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/dnanexus/dx-toolkitnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dxpy
Version	0.409.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dxpy
Homepage	https://github.com/dnanexus/dx-toolkit
Repository	https://github.com/dnanexus/dx-toolkit
Upstream docs	http://autodoc.dnanexus.com/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/d8/cb/c53cbfef4871d8bb5981935c09ef4f669937bfefd467fb5587689e10f38c/dxpy-0.409.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-24T12:47:49Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	aws-c-auth, aws-c-cal, aws-c-common, aws-c-compression, aws-c-event-stream, aws-c-http, aws-c-io, aws-c-mqtt, aws-c-s3, aws-c-sdkutils, aws-checksums, certifi, cryptography, openssl@3, python@3.14, s2n
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	dxpy
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Conflicts With	deno
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Combined YAML source

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combined/dxpy.yml

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