PEP 825: Wheel Variants: Package Format

This PEP proposes variant wheels, an extension to packaging:specifications/binary-distribution-format that permits building multiple variants of the same package while embedding additional compatibility data. The specific properties are stored inside the wheel, and expressed via a human-readable variant label in the filename, which is then mapped to the actual properties via a separately hosted JSON mapping. This aims to make {tool} install {package} capable of selecting the most appropriate variant of packages where additional compatibility dimensions such as GPU support need to be accounted for.

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