Ned Batchelder on Nostr: Why does #Python code come in wheel (.whl) files? An alternate name for PyPI is the ...

Why does #Python code come in wheel (.whl) files?
An alternate name for PyPI is the Cheeseshop, after a Monty Python skit about a shop with nothing in stock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz1JWzyvv8A&t=35s

https://cheeseshop.python.org still takes you to PyPI.

How is cheese shipped? In wheels!