“uv is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust, and designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools”
Astral claims uv is 8-10x faster than pip without a cache and 80-115x faster with a warm one. It ships as a single static binary with no Python dependency, and Astral is also taking over Armin Ronacher’s Rye. Python packaging is now in the hands of a venture-backed startup. The speed is free today. The business model shows up later.