packaging (Python library)
E426696
packaging (Python library) is a core Python tool that provides utilities for working with package versions, requirements, and other packaging standards-compliant metadata.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| packaging (Python library) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4277930 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: packaging (Python library) Context triple: [Python Packaging Authority, maintains, packaging (Python library)]
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A.
Python Packaging Authority
The Python Packaging Authority is a working group that oversees and develops key tools, standards, and infrastructure for packaging and distributing Python software.
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B.
Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
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C.
setuptools
setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
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D.
pip
pip is the standard command-line package manager for Python, used to install and manage software packages from the Python Package Index (PyPI) and other repositories.
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E.
jpackage
jpackage is a Java tool that creates native installers and packages for Java applications across different operating systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: packaging (Python library) Target entity description: packaging (Python library) is a core Python tool that provides utilities for working with package versions, requirements, and other packaging standards-compliant metadata.
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A.
Python Packaging Authority
The Python Packaging Authority is a working group that oversees and develops key tools, standards, and infrastructure for packaging and distributing Python software.
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B.
Python Package Index
The Python Package Index (PyPI) is the central online repository where developers publish and download open-source Python software packages.
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C.
setuptools
setuptools is a widely used Python library for packaging, distributing, and installing Python projects and their dependencies.
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D.
pip
pip is the standard command-line package manager for Python, used to install and manage software packages from the Python Package Index (PyPI) and other repositories.
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E.
jpackage
jpackage is a Java tool that creates native installers and packages for Java applications across different operating systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Python library
ⓘ
software package ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PyPA packaging ⓘ |
| category |
package management tool
ⓘ
software development library ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Python 3 ⓘ |
| distributionName | packaging ⓘ |
| goal | provide standards-compliant packaging utilities for Python ⓘ |
| hostedOn |
PyPI
ⓘ
linked to:
Python Package Index
|
| implements |
PEP 440 version scheme
ⓘ
linked to:
PEP 440
|
| license |
BSD-2-Clause license
ⓘ
linked to:
BSD license
|
| maintainedBy | Python Packaging Authority ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Python ⓘ |
| providesClass |
packaging.markers.Marker
ⓘ
packaging.requirements.Requirement ⓘ packaging.specifiers.SpecifierSet ⓘ packaging.version.LegacyVersion ⓘ packaging.version.Version ⓘ |
| providesFunctionality |
marker evaluation
ⓘ
metadata utilities ⓘ requirement parsing ⓘ tags calculation ⓘ version comparison ⓘ version parsing ⓘ version specifiers ⓘ |
| providesModule |
packaging.markers
ⓘ
packaging.metadata ⓘ packaging.requirements ⓘ packaging.specifiers ⓘ packaging.tags ⓘ packaging.utils ⓘ packaging.version ⓘ |
| replaces | distutils.version ⓘ |
| repositoryPlatform | GitHub ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
PEP 425
ⓘ
PEP 440 ⓘ PEP 508 ⓘ PEP 566 ⓘ PEP 643 ⓘ PEP 685 ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | Python packaging ecosystem ⓘ |
| usedBy |
build
ⓘ
flit ⓘ pip ⓘ poetry ⓘ setuptools ⓘ tox ⓘ virtualenv ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: packaging (Python library) Description of subject: packaging (Python library) is a core Python tool that provides utilities for working with package versions, requirements, and other packaging standards-compliant metadata.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.