A couple years ago, Charlie Marsh lit a fire under Python tooling with Ruff and then uv. Today he’s back with something on the other side of that coin: pyx.
 

 
Pyx isn’t a PyPI replacement. Think server, not just index. It mirrors PyPI, plays fine with pip or uv, and aims to make installs fast and predictable by letting a smart client talk to a smart server. When the client and server understand each other, you get new fast paths, fewer edge cases, and the kind of reliability teams beg for. If Python packaging has felt like friction, this conversation is traction. Let’s get into it. 
 
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<h2 class="links-heading">Links from the show</h2>
<div>Charlie Marsh on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/charliermarsh?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >@charliermarsh</a> 
Charlie Marsh on Mastodon: <a href="https://hachyderm.io/@charliermarsh?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >@charliermarsh</a> 
 
Astral Homepage: <a href="https://astral.sh/?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >astral.sh</a> 
Pyx Project: <a href="https://astral.sh/pyx?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >astral.sh</a> 
Introducing Pyx Blog Post: <a href="https://astral.sh/blog/introducing-pyx?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >astral.sh</a> 
uv Package on GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/astral-sh/uv?featured_on=talkpython" target="_blank" >github.com</a> 
UV Star History Chart: <a href="https://www.star-history.com/#astral-sh/uv&Date" target="_blank" >star-history.com</a> 
Watch this episode on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKBcgBgK7gc" target="_blank" >youtube.com</a> 
Episode #520 deep-dive: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/520/pyx-the-other-side-of-the-uv-coin-announcing-pyx#takeaways-anchor" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm/520</a> 
Episode transcripts: <a href="https://talkpython.fm/episodes/transcript/520/pyx-the-other-side-of-the-uv-coin-announcing-pyx" target="_blank" >talkpython.fm</a> 
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