---
name: "whey"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-whey"
version: "0.1.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/whey"
---

# whey(1)

Build a wheel for the given project

## NAME

whey - Build a wheel for the given project

## SYNOPSIS

```
 whey [OPTIONS] [PROJECT]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**whey** Build a wheel for the given project:

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  supports PEP 621 metadata.

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  can be used as a PEP 517 build backend.

- •

  creates PEP 427 wheels.

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  handles type hint files (py.typed and \*.pyi stubs).

- •

  is distributed under the MIT License.

## OPTIONS

**-s**, **--sdist** - Build a source distribution.

**-w**, **--wheel** - Build a wheel.

**-b**, **--binary** - Build a binary distribution.

**-B**, **--builder** \<BUILDER\> - The builder to build with.

**--build-dir** \<DIRECTORY\> - The temporary build directory.

**-o**, **--out-dir** \<DIRECTORY\> - The output directory.

**-v**, **--verbose** - Enable verbose output.

- **-S, --show-builders -**

  Show the builders which will be used, and exit.

**--colour**, **--no-colour** - Whether to use coloured output.

**-T**, **--traceback** - Show the complete traceback on error.

- **--version**

  \- Show the version and exit.

**-h**, **--help** - Show this message and exit.

## AUTHORS

Written by Dominic Davis-Foste \<dominic@davis-foster.co.uk\>

This manual page was written by Josenison F. da Silva \<nilsonfsilva@hotmail.com\> and Bo YU \<tsu.yubo@gmail.com\> for the  Debian project (but may be used by others).