cpan
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Visitcpan vs uv
What both publish
| Fact | cpan | uv |
|---|---|---|
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Offline installation | Yes | Yes |
| Package formats | Perl modules; Perl distributions,commonly .tar.gz archives | source distributions,wheels,requirements.txt,pylock.toml |
| Purpose | The cpan script provides a command interface to CPAN and uses CPAN.pm to do the work. | uv is an extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust. |
| Supported platforms | Linux,macOS,Windows | macOS,Linux,Windows,CPython,PyPy,Pyodide,GraalPy |
cpan plans
- FreeFree
uv plans
- uvFree
Pick cpan if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.
Pick uv if…
uv suits Python developers looking to manage project environments and dependencies, install Python versions, or run scripts and command-line tools. Its pip-compatible interface may appeal to those consolidating several Python tool workflows.