# Install flit

Simplified packaging of Python modules. Version 3.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-21.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:flit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install flit
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install flit
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: flit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install flit
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:flit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flit>
- **Version:** 3.12.0
- **Source summary:** Simplified packaging of Python modules
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/pypa/flit>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pypa/flit>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://flit.pypa.io/en/stable>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/50/9c/0608c91a5b6c013c63548515ae31cff6399cd9ce891bd9daee8c103da09b/flit-3.12.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-21T11:31:14Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- flit (cli)
- flit (alias)

## Dependencies

- certifi
- python@3.14

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.12.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-21
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pypa/flit
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** flit
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 7
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - flit - 3.12.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: flit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple way to put Python packages and modules on PyPI (PEP 517) | https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- Ubuntu apt - flit - 3.9.0-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: flit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple way to put Python packages and modules on PyPI (PEP 517) | https://flit.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
- dnf - flit - 3.12.0-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flit from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Simplified packaging of Python modules | https://flit.pypa.io/


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