PyVersionsHelper

A lightweight, standalone Python script to list available versions of a Python package hosted on PyPI. It inspects the wheels to show support across Linux, Windows, and macOS (specifically differentiating between Apple Silicon arm64, Intel x86_64, and universal2 builds!).

Setup

First, grab the code:

git clone https://github.com/digitalowlnyc/python-package-version-helper
cd python-package-version-helper
chmod +x pyversionshelper.py

Command Alias / Shortcut

Option A: Create an Alias (Recommended)

You can create an alias in your shell configuration profile (like ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc) so that you can call the command rapidly from anywhere on your system.

echo "alias pyversionshelper='$PWD/pyversionshelper.py'" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Option B: Create a Symlink

Alternatively, you can create a symbolic link into a folder that is already in your $PATH, like /usr/local/bin:

ln -s $(pwd)/pyversionshelper.py /usr/local/bin/pyversionshelper

Usage

Simply run the command with the package you want to query:

$ pyversionshelper torch

Output:

Fetching version info for 'torch'...

Available versions for torch:
(Showing latest 15 of 46 versions)
  2.9.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.9.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.8.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.7.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.7.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.6.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.5.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.5.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.4.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.4.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.3.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.3.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon)
  2.2.2           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), macOS (Intel)
  2.2.1           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), macOS (Intel)
  2.2.0           -> Platforms: Linux, Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon), macOS (Intel)

Flags

Use --limit all for all versions. Example:

$ pyversionshelper torch --limit all

License

MIT, free to use however you want.