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...In fact, it uses pip, but is focused on installing and managing Python packages that can be run from the command line directly as applications. pip is a general-purpose package installer for both libraries and apps with no environment isolation. pipx is made specifically for application installation, as it adds isolation yet still makes the apps available in your shell: pipx creates an isolated environment for each application and its associated packages. pipx does not ship with pip, but installing it is often an important part of bootstrapping your system. By default, pipx uses the same package index as pip, PyPI. pipx can also install from all other sources pip can, such as a local directory, wheel, git url, etc.

import_from_github_com is a playful yet practical experiment that lets you import Python modules directly from GitHub using an import-like mechanism. The idea is to remove the friction of “clone → install → import” when you just want to try out a single file or small repo. It hooks into Python’s import machinery so that when you reference a GitHub path, it fetches the code, stores it locally (often with caching), and makes it importable in the current environment. This is helpful for...