Packagist
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Visit| Fact | Packagist | PyPI |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | LinkedIn lists the Python Software Foundation as founded in 2001. |
| Maker | Packagist Conductors GmbH is registered in Berlin, Germany, and the company says it has operated Packagist.org since its creation in 2012. | PyPI is developed and maintained by the Python Software Foundation and the Python community. |
| Purpose | Packagist is the default Composer package repository, helping users find packages and telling Composer where to get their code. | PyPI is a repository of software for the Python programming language. |
Packagist suits PHP developers using Composer to manage project or library dependencies. It is intended for public packages, not sharing private code.
PyPI suits Python developers looking to find or install community packages, and authors who need to publish them. Organizations can use its shared profiles and team permissions.