WHL viewer
To open a WHL file, drop it in the box below. It opens straight away, even with no extension or the wrong one. Your browser opens it on your device: nothing is uploaded.
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Opened on this device, never uploadedDrop or paste another file at any time
What you see
| WHL in the viewer | |
|---|---|
| Metadata | METADATA and WHEEL read |
| Requirements | Listed |
| Safety | Read from its headers only: nothing in it is run |
| Extensions | .whl, .egg |
| Upload | None: opened on your device |
What is a WHL file?
In short
A wheel (.whl) is a Python package ready to install with pip: a ZIP with the code and its metadata. Older eggs are similar.
The package’s name, version, summary, Python version, licence and requirements, and the platforms it was built for, then every file.
How to open a WHL file
- Add your WHL. Drop the file in the box, choose it or paste it.
- Look at it. The package’s name, version, summary, Python version, licence and requirements, and the platforms it was built for, then every file.
- Take it further. Download any file from inside an archive, or open another file.
Questions
Drop it here: its Requires-Dist lines are listed.
No. The package is only read: its manifest and its list of files. Nothing in it runs, and nothing is uploaded.
No. The viewer runs in your browser and opens the file on your device. Nothing is sent anywhere.