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Install py-spy with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Sampling profiler for Python programs. Version 0.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-24.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install py-spy

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add py-spy

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · py-spy · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#py-spy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/py/py-spy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Sampling profiler for Python programs

Commands and aliases

  • py-spy

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
py-spycliglobal 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 version0.4.2
manager updated2026-05-24
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.4.2

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:py-spy
Version0.4.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/py-spy
Homepagehttps://github.com/benfred/py-spy
Repositoryhttps://github.com/benfred/py-spy
Upstream docshttps://github.com/benfred/py-spy#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/benfred/py-spy/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-24T12:58:58+09:00
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepy-spy
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

py-spy

nix profile install nixpkgs#py-spy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/py/py-spy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

py-spy 0.3.14-r3

Sampling profiler for Python programs

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

sudo apk add py-spy
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: py-spy
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py-spy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py-spy-bash-completion 0.3.14-r3

Bash completions for py-spy

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

sudo apk add py-spy-bash-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: py-spy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py-spy-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py-spy-doc 0.3.14-r3

Sampling profiler for Python programs (documentation)

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

sudo apk add py-spy-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: py-spy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py-spy-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py-spy-fish-completion 0.3.14-r3

Fish completions for py-spy

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

sudo apk add py-spy-fish-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: py-spy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py-spy-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py-spy-zsh-completion 0.3.14-r3

Zsh completions for py-spy

https://github.com/benfred/py-spy

sudo apk add py-spy-zsh-completion
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: py-spy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Py Spy
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py-spy-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

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  • flamegraphShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, performance, profiling.
  • gprof2dotShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, performance, profiling.
  • py-spySame normalized package name exists in another local package ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment