Introduction

lpip (local-pip) lets you install internal Python packages by name, from Git you already operate. You do not run a private package index.

On PyPI the distribution is esys-lpip. The command is lpip.

A short catalog maps a name to a Git URL. lpip install libfoo becomes an ordinary pip install of that tree. Access control is clone access.

What you will find here

• Getting started — first catalog and first install
• Installation — install the client from PyPI
• Catalog — names, sources, and first-wins
• Upgrade — green default branch as the share channel
• Code metrics — coverage, Ruff, mypy, Bandit, and pip-audit
• Contribute — Git contracts, not a second spec

Architectural decisions stay in the GitLab repository. This site explains and orients; it does not replace ADRs.