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bin2whl 1.0.0 Beta 4 — 8 Apr 2026

Fourth beta release.

Build Python wheels from pre-compiled binaries.

Features

  • Build platform-specific wheels from any pre-compiled binary (Go, Zig, C, Rust, etc.)
  • Multi-binary support — include multiple binaries per wheel (e.g. server + client)
  • Binary placed directly into venv's bin/ via .data/scripts/ — no Python wrapper
  • Config file mode (--config wheel.json) for multi-platform builds
  • Single binary mode via CLI arguments
  • Platform aliases for cleaner config (e.g. linux_arm64 instead of manylinux_2_17_aarch64)
  • --version-str works with both modes (overrides config version)
  • Optional PyPI classifiers support
  • Optional readme field for PyPI long description
  • --example-config and --platforms for discoverability
  • Short flags for all options (-n, -v, -b, -p, -c, -o, -d, -a, -e)
  • Supports macOS, Linux, and Windows on x86_64 and ARM64
  • Proper PEP 427 wheel metadata and SHA256 hashes

  • Works with pip install and uv tool install

  • Zero external dependencies — Python 3.12+ stdlib only