pystand 2.33__tar.gz → 2.35__tar.gz

{pystand-2.33/pystand.egg-info → pystand-2.35}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: pystand
-Version: 2.33
+Version: 2.35
 Summary: Install Python versions from python-build-standalone project
 Author-email: Mark Blakeney <mark.blakeney@bullet-systems.net>
 License-Expression: GPL-3.0-or-later
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/bulletmark/pystand
 Keywords: python-build-standalone,pyenv,hatch,pdm
-Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
 Requires-Python: >=3.8
 Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 Requires-Dist: packaging
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ Requires-Dist: argparse-from-file
 Requires-Dist: pygithub
 Requires-Dist: certifi
 Requires-Dist: filelock
-Requires-Dist: zstandard; python_version < "3.14"
+Requires-Dist: backports.zstd; python_version < "3.14"
 
 ## PYSTAND - Install Python Versions From The Python-Build-Standalone Project
 [![PyPi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pystand)](https://pypi.org/project/pystand/)
@@ -141,10 +140,10 @@ Type `pystand` or `pystand -h` to view the usage summary:
 
 ```
 usage: pystand [-h] [-D DISTRIBUTION] [-P PREFIX_DIR] [-C CACHE_DIR]
-                  [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
-                  [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
-                  [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
-                  {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
+               [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
+               [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
+               [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
+               {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
 
 Command line tool to download, install, and update pre-built Python versions
 from the python-build-standalone project at https://github.com/astral-
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ options:
   --purge-days PURGE_DAYS
                         cache YYYYMMDD release file lists and downloads for
                         this number of days after last version referencing
-                        that release is removed. Default is 90 days.
+                        that release is removed. Default is 30 days.
   --github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN
                         optional Github access token. Can specify to reduce
                         rate limiting.
@@ -203,25 +202,24 @@ Some commands offer aliases as shown in parentheses above. Note you can set
 default starting global options in ~/.config/pystand-flags.conf.
 ```
 
-Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any
-individual command:
+Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any individual command:
 
 ### Command `install`
 
 ```
 usage: pystand install [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [-A] [--skip] [-f] [-s]
-                          [version ...]
+                       [version ...]
 
 Install one, more, or all versions from a python-build-standalone release.
 
 positional arguments:
-  version               version to install. E.g. 3.12 or 3.12.3
+  version               version to install. E.g. 3.14 or 3.14.1
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         install from specified python-build-standalone
-                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415), default is latest
+                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807), default is latest
                         release
   -a, --all             install ALL versions from release
   -A, --all-prerelease  install ALL versions from release, including pre-
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ aliases: i
 
 ```
 usage: pystand update [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [--pre-release] [--skip] [-k]
-                         [version ...]
+                      [version ...]
 
 Update one, more, or all versions to another release.
 
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ positional arguments:
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415),
+                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807),
                         default is latest release
   -a, --all             update ALL versions
   --pre-release         update release version to a later superceding pre-
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ options:
                         can be specified with --all)
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         only remove versions if from specified YYYMMDD release
-                        (e.g. 20240415)
+                        (e.g. 20260807)
 
 aliases: r, rm
 ```
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ options:
   -v, --verbose         explicitly report why a version is not eligible for
                         update
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415) for
+                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807) for
                         verbose compare, default is latest release
 
 aliases: l
@@ -323,7 +321,7 @@ options:
   -l, --list            just list recent releases
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         python-build-standalone YYYYMMDD release to show (e.g.
-                        20240415), default is latest release
+                        20260807), default is latest release
   -a, --all             show all available distributions for each version from
                         the release
 
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ aliases: c
 
 ```
 usage: pystand uv [-h] [-p PYTHON]
-                     command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
+                  command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
 
 Run a uv command using a version of python installed by pystand.
 
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help           show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                        latest release version
 ```
 
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                         latest release version
 ```
 

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/README.md

@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ Type `pystand` or `pystand -h` to view the usage summary:
 
 ```
 usage: pystand [-h] [-D DISTRIBUTION] [-P PREFIX_DIR] [-C CACHE_DIR]
-                  [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
-                  [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
-                  [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
-                  {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
+               [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
+               [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
+               [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
+               {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
 
 Command line tool to download, install, and update pre-built Python versions
 from the python-build-standalone project at https://github.com/astral-
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ options:
   --purge-days PURGE_DAYS
                         cache YYYYMMDD release file lists and downloads for
                         this number of days after last version referencing
-                        that release is removed. Default is 90 days.
+                        that release is removed. Default is 30 days.
   --github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN
                         optional Github access token. Can specify to reduce
                         rate limiting.
@@ -184,25 +184,24 @@ Some commands offer aliases as shown in parentheses above. Note you can set
 default starting global options in ~/.config/pystand-flags.conf.
 ```
 
-Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any
-individual command:
+Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any individual command:
 
 ### Command `install`
 
 ```
 usage: pystand install [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [-A] [--skip] [-f] [-s]
-                          [version ...]
+                       [version ...]
 
 Install one, more, or all versions from a python-build-standalone release.
 
 positional arguments:
-  version               version to install. E.g. 3.12 or 3.12.3
+  version               version to install. E.g. 3.14 or 3.14.1
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         install from specified python-build-standalone
-                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415), default is latest
+                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807), default is latest
                         release
   -a, --all             install ALL versions from release
   -A, --all-prerelease  install ALL versions from release, including pre-
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ aliases: i
 
 ```
 usage: pystand update [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [--pre-release] [--skip] [-k]
-                         [version ...]
+                      [version ...]
 
 Update one, more, or all versions to another release.
 
@@ -230,7 +229,7 @@ positional arguments:
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415),
+                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807),
                         default is latest release
   -a, --all             update ALL versions
   --pre-release         update release version to a later superceding pre-
@@ -260,7 +259,7 @@ options:
                         can be specified with --all)
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         only remove versions if from specified YYYMMDD release
-                        (e.g. 20240415)
+                        (e.g. 20260807)
 
 aliases: r, rm
 ```
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ options:
   -v, --verbose         explicitly report why a version is not eligible for
                         update
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415) for
+                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807) for
                         verbose compare, default is latest release
 
 aliases: l
@@ -304,7 +303,7 @@ options:
   -l, --list            just list recent releases
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         python-build-standalone YYYYMMDD release to show (e.g.
-                        20240415), default is latest release
+                        20260807), default is latest release
   -a, --all             show all available distributions for each version from
                         the release
 
@@ -359,7 +358,7 @@ aliases: c
 
 ```
 usage: pystand uv [-h] [-p PYTHON]
-                     command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
+                  command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
 
 Run a uv command using a version of python installed by pystand.
 
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help           show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                        latest release version
 ```
 
@@ -389,7 +388,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                         latest release version
 ```
 

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/check-dist.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
 import re
 import subprocess
 import sys
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@ import pystand
 
 cmd = 'pystand show --all'.split()
 out = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
-alldists = set(re.sub(r'.+"(.+)".*', r'\1', ln) for ln in out.splitlines())
+alldists = {re.sub(r'.+"(.+)".*', r'\1', ln) for ln in out.splitlines()}
 
 error = 0
 for mach, dist in pystand.DISTRIBUTIONS.items():

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/justfile

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ upload: build
   uv-publish
 
 doc:
-  update-readme-usage -A
+  update-readme-usage
 
 format:
   ruff check --select I --fix {{PYFILES}} && ruff format {{PYFILES}}

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/pyproject.toml

@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ readme = "README.md"
 license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 keywords = ["python-build-standalone", "pyenv", "hatch", "pdm"]
-classifiers = [
-  "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
-]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 dependencies = [
   "packaging",
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ dependencies = [
   "pygithub",
   "certifi",
   "filelock",
-  "zstandard; python_version < '3.14'",
+  "backports.zstd; python_version < '3.14'",
 ]
 
 [[project.authors]]
@@ -36,22 +33,10 @@ pystand = "pystand:main"
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 version_scheme = "post-release"
 
-[tool.mypy]
-implicit_optional = true
-warn_no_return = false
-allow_untyped_globals = true
-allow_redefinition = true
-ignore_missing_imports = true
-
 [tool.ruff.format]
 quote-style = "single"
-skip-magic-trailing-comma = true
 
-[tool.edit-lint]
-linters = [
-  "ruff check",
-  "mypy",
-  "pyright",
-]
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+ignore = ["SIM115", "SIM905", "BLE001", "PLW1510", "S110", "DTZ", "C408"]
 
 # vim:se sw=2:

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35/pystand.egg-info}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: pystand
-Version: 2.33
+Version: 2.35
 Summary: Install Python versions from python-build-standalone project
 Author-email: Mark Blakeney <mark.blakeney@bullet-systems.net>
 License-Expression: GPL-3.0-or-later
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/bulletmark/pystand
 Keywords: python-build-standalone,pyenv,hatch,pdm
-Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
 Requires-Python: >=3.8
 Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
 Requires-Dist: packaging
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ Requires-Dist: argparse-from-file
 Requires-Dist: pygithub
 Requires-Dist: certifi
 Requires-Dist: filelock
-Requires-Dist: zstandard; python_version < "3.14"
+Requires-Dist: backports.zstd; python_version < "3.14"
 
 ## PYSTAND - Install Python Versions From The Python-Build-Standalone Project
 [![PyPi](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/pystand)](https://pypi.org/project/pystand/)
@@ -141,10 +140,10 @@ Type `pystand` or `pystand -h` to view the usage summary:
 
 ```
 usage: pystand [-h] [-D DISTRIBUTION] [-P PREFIX_DIR] [-C CACHE_DIR]
-                  [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
-                  [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
-                  [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
-                  {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
+               [-M CACHE_MINUTES] [--purge-days PURGE_DAYS]
+               [--github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN] [--no-strip]
+               [--no-color] [--cert {system,certifi,none}] [-V]
+               {install,i,update,u,up,remove,r,rm,list,l,show,s,path,p,cache,c,uv,uvx} ...
 
 Command line tool to download, install, and update pre-built Python versions
 from the python-build-standalone project at https://github.com/astral-
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ options:
   --purge-days PURGE_DAYS
                         cache YYYYMMDD release file lists and downloads for
                         this number of days after last version referencing
-                        that release is removed. Default is 90 days.
+                        that release is removed. Default is 30 days.
   --github-access-token GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN
                         optional Github access token. Can specify to reduce
                         rate limiting.
@@ -203,25 +202,24 @@ Some commands offer aliases as shown in parentheses above. Note you can set
 default starting global options in ~/.config/pystand-flags.conf.
 ```
 
-Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any
-individual command:
+Type `pystand <command> -h` to see specific help/usage for any individual command:
 
 ### Command `install`
 
 ```
 usage: pystand install [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [-A] [--skip] [-f] [-s]
-                          [version ...]
+                       [version ...]
 
 Install one, more, or all versions from a python-build-standalone release.
 
 positional arguments:
-  version               version to install. E.g. 3.12 or 3.12.3
+  version               version to install. E.g. 3.14 or 3.14.1
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         install from specified python-build-standalone
-                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415), default is latest
+                        YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807), default is latest
                         release
   -a, --all             install ALL versions from release
   -A, --all-prerelease  install ALL versions from release, including pre-
@@ -239,7 +237,7 @@ aliases: i
 
 ```
 usage: pystand update [-h] [-r RELEASE] [-a] [--pre-release] [--skip] [-k]
-                         [version ...]
+                      [version ...]
 
 Update one, more, or all versions to another release.
 
@@ -249,7 +247,7 @@ positional arguments:
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415),
+                        update to specified YYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807),
                         default is latest release
   -a, --all             update ALL versions
   --pre-release         update release version to a later superceding pre-
@@ -279,7 +277,7 @@ options:
                         can be specified with --all)
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         only remove versions if from specified YYYMMDD release
-                        (e.g. 20240415)
+                        (e.g. 20260807)
 
 aliases: r, rm
 ```
@@ -299,7 +297,7 @@ options:
   -v, --verbose         explicitly report why a version is not eligible for
                         update
   -r, --release RELEASE
-                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20240415) for
+                        use specified YYYYMMDD release (e.g. 20260807) for
                         verbose compare, default is latest release
 
 aliases: l
@@ -323,7 +321,7 @@ options:
   -l, --list            just list recent releases
   -r, --release RELEASE
                         python-build-standalone YYYYMMDD release to show (e.g.
-                        20240415), default is latest release
+                        20260807), default is latest release
   -a, --all             show all available distributions for each version from
                         the release
 
@@ -378,7 +376,7 @@ aliases: c
 
 ```
 usage: pystand uv [-h] [-p PYTHON]
-                     command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
+                  command [subcommand] [uv_args_for_command ...]
 
 Run a uv command using a version of python installed by pystand.
 
@@ -390,7 +388,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help           show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON  version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                        latest release version
 ```
 
@@ -408,7 +406,7 @@ positional arguments:
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
-  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is
+  -p, --python PYTHON   version of python to use, e.g. "3.14", default is
                         latest release version
 ```
 

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/pystand.egg-info/SOURCES.txt

@@ -9,4 +9,6 @@ pystand.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
 pystand.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
 pystand.egg-info/entry_points.txt
 pystand.egg-info/requires.txt
+pystand.egg-info/scm_file_list.json
+pystand.egg-info/scm_version.json
 pystand.egg-info/top_level.txt

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/pystand.egg-info/requires.txt

@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ certifi
 filelock
 
 [:python_version < "3.14"]
-zstandard
+backports.zstd

pystand-2.35/pystand.egg-info/scm_file_list.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "files": [
+    ".gitignore",
+    "README.md",
+    "check-dist.py",
+    "justfile",
+    "pyproject.toml",
+    "pystand.py"
+  ]
+}

pystand-2.35/pystand.egg-info/scm_version.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "tag": "2.35",
+  "distance": 0,
+  "node": "gf90437d7f2e68e78d07fcefc226c22bbc3c067be",
+  "dirty": false,
+  "branch": "main",
+  "node_date": "2026-09-04"
+}

{pystand-2.33 → pystand-2.35}/pystand.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
 """
 Command line tool to download, install, and update pre-built Python
 versions from the python-build-standalone project at
@@ -35,11 +34,13 @@ GITHUB_SITE = f'https://github.com/{GITHUB_REPO}'
 LATEST_RELEASES = f'{GITHUB_SITE}/releases.atom'
 LATEST_RELEASE_TAG = f'{GITHUB_SITE}/releases/latest'
 DOC = 'https://gregoryszorc.com/docs/python-build-standalone/main/'
+VER = f'{sys.version_info.major}.{sys.version_info.minor}'
 
 # Sample release tag for documentation/usage examples
-SAMPL_RELEASE = '20240415'
+SAMPL_RELEASE = '20260807'
 
 PROG = Path(__file__).stem
+HOME = Path.home()
 
 # Default distributions for various platforms
 DISTRIBUTIONS = {
@@ -114,10 +115,10 @@ class ColorDist(ColorTable):
         return text.split('-', 1)[0]
 
 
-def unexpanduser(path: Path, *, home=Path.home()) -> Path:
+def unexpanduser(path: Path) -> Path:
     "Return path name, with $HOME replaced by ~ (opposite of Path.expanduser())"
-    if path.parts[: len(home.parts)] == home.parts:
-        return Path('~', *path.parts[len(home.parts) :])
+    if path.parts[: len(HOME.parts)] == HOME.parts:
+        return Path('~', *path.parts[len(HOME.parts) :])
 
     return path
 
@@ -215,23 +216,6 @@ def rm_path(path: Path) -> bool:
     return True
 
 
-def register_zst() -> None:
-    "Register custom zstandard unpacker"
-    import tarfile
-
-    from zstandard import ZstdDecompressor
-
-    def unpack_zst(filename: str, extract_dir: str) -> None:
-        "Unpack a zstandard compressed tar"
-        with open(filename, 'rb') as compressed:
-            dctx = ZstdDecompressor()
-            with dctx.stream_reader(compressed) as reader:
-                with tarfile.open(fileobj=reader, mode='r|') as tar:
-                    tar.extractall(path=extract_dir)
-
-    shutil.register_unpack_format('zst', ['.zst'], unpack_zst)
-
-
 def fetch(args: Namespace, release: str, url: str, tdir: Path) -> str | None:
     "Fetch and unpack a release file"
     from urllib.parse import unquote, urlparse
@@ -256,9 +240,12 @@ def fetch(args: Namespace, release: str, url: str, tdir: Path) -> str | None:
     if error:
         rm_path(cache_file)
     else:
-        # Register custom zstandard handler (only if Python < 3.14 which has built-in support)
-        if filename.endswith('.zst') and sys.version_info < (3, 14):
-            register_zst()
+        # Register external zstd handler (only if Python < 3.14 which has
+        # built-in support)
+        if filename.lower().endswith('.zst') and sys.version_info < (3, 14):
+            from backports.zstd import register_shutil  # type: ignore
+
+            register_shutil()
 
         try:
             shutil.unpack_archive(cache_file, tmpdir)
@@ -307,9 +294,9 @@ class VersionMatcher:
 
         # If no version specified, return the latest release version
         if not version:
-            for version in self.seq:
-                if is_release_version(version):
-                    return version
+            for ver in self.seq:
+                if is_release_version(ver):
+                    return ver
             return None
 
         if version in self.seq:
@@ -329,9 +316,10 @@ class VersionMatcher:
         # Only allow upgrade of formal release to another formal
         # release.
         for full_version in self.seq:
-            if full_version.startswith(version):
-                if not upgrade or not is_release or is_release_version(full_version):
-                    return full_version
+            if full_version.startswith(version) and (
+                not upgrade or not is_release or is_release_version(full_version)
+            ):
+                return full_version
 
         return None
 
@@ -362,7 +350,7 @@ def get_version_names(args: Namespace) -> list[str]:
         if not args.version:
             args.parser.error('Must specify at least one version, or --all.')
 
-    all_names = set(f.name for f in iter_versions(args))
+    all_names = {f.name for f in iter_versions(args)}
 
     # Upconvert all user specified partial version names to full version names
     matcher = VersionMatcher(all_names)
@@ -459,7 +447,10 @@ def add_file(files: dict[str, Any], tag: str, name: str, url: str) -> None:
     else:
         return
 
-    impl, ver, arch = name.split('-', 2)
+    try:
+        impl, ver, arch = name.split('-', 2)
+    except ValueError:
+        return
 
     # Modern releases have a '+' in the name to separate the version
     if '+' in ver:
@@ -492,7 +483,7 @@ def get_release_files(args, tag) -> dict[str, Any]:
         try:
             release = gh.get_repo(GITHUB_REPO).get_release(tag)
         except Exception as e:
-            print(f'Error: {str(e)}', file=sys.stderr)
+            print(f'Error: {e}', file=sys.stderr)
             return {}
 
         # Iterate over the release assets and store pertinent files in a
@@ -527,7 +518,7 @@ def update_version_symlinks(args: Namespace) -> None:
 
     # Create a map of all the new major version links
     newlinks_all = defaultdict(set)
-    pre_releases = set(v for v in vers if not is_release_version(v))
+    pre_releases = {v for v in vers if not is_release_version(v)}
     for namevers in vers:
         while '.' in namevers[:-1]:
             namevers_major = namevers.rsplit('.', maxsplit=1)[0]
@@ -546,7 +537,7 @@ def update_version_symlinks(args: Namespace) -> None:
         if ver in pre_releases and (rels := (cands - pre_releases)):
             cands = rels
 
-        newlinks[ver] = sorted(cands, key=parse_version)[-1]
+        newlinks[ver] = max(cands, key=parse_version)
 
     # Remove all old or invalid existing links
     for name, tgt in oldlinks.items():
@@ -601,9 +592,9 @@ def show_list(args: Namespace) -> None:
     "Show a list of available releases"
     latest = parse_version(args._release)
     releases = fetch_tags(args)
-    cached = set(p.name for p in args._releases.iterdir())
+    cached = {p.name for p in args._releases.iterdir()}
     for release in sorted(cached.union(releases)):
-        if args.re_match and not re.search(args.re_match, release):
+        if args._re_match and not args._re_match.search(release):
             continue
 
         # Ignore any bogus releases that don't parse as versions
@@ -633,16 +624,16 @@ def show_list(args: Namespace) -> None:
         print(f'{release} {dts}{app}{pre}')
 
 
-def get_title(desc: str) -> str:
-    "Return single title line from description"
+def get_title(desc: str, name: str) -> str:
+    "Return single title line from command description"
     res = []
     for line in desc.splitlines():
-        line = line.strip()
-        res.append(line)
-        if line.endswith('.'):
-            return ' '.join(res)
+        if line := line.strip():
+            res.append(line)
+            if line.endswith('.'):
+                return ' '.join(res)
 
-    sys.exit('Must end description with a full stop.')
+    sys.exit(f'Must end {name} command description with a full stop.')
 
 
 def remove(args: Namespace, version: str) -> None:
@@ -654,7 +645,9 @@ def remove(args: Namespace, version: str) -> None:
     # Touch the associated release file to ensure it lives until the
     # full purge time has expired if this was the last version using it
     if release := get_json(vdir / args._data).get('release'):
-        (args._releases / release).touch()
+        release_file = args._releases / release
+        if release_file.is_file():
+            release_file.touch()
 
     shutil.rmtree(vdir)
 
@@ -674,15 +667,42 @@ def strip_binaries(vdir: Path, distribution: str) -> bool:
                 if not file.is_symlink() and file.is_file():
                     cmd = f'strip -p --strip-unneeded {file}'.split()
                     try:
-                        subprocess.run(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+                        res = subprocess.run(cmd, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
                     except Exception:
                         pass
                     else:
-                        was_stripped = True
+                        was_stripped |= res.returncode == 0
 
     return was_stripped
 
 
+def find_python(vdir: Path) -> Path | None:
+    "Find the python executable in a version directory"
+    for path in (vdir / 'bin' / 'python', vdir / 'python.exe'):
+        if path.is_file():
+            return path
+
+    return None
+
+
+def compile_bytecode(srcdir: Path, tgtdir: Path) -> str | None:
+    "Compile all Python bytecode in a version directory"
+    if not (python := find_python(srcdir)):
+        return f'Python executable not found in {srcdir}'
+
+    cmd = (python, '-m', 'compileall', '-qd', str(tgtdir), str(srcdir))
+
+    try:
+        res = subprocess.run(cmd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        return f'Compile error: {e}'
+
+    if res.returncode != 0:
+        return f'Compile error code: {res.returncode}'
+
+    return None
+
+
 def install(
     args: Namespace, vdir: Path, release: str, distribution: str, files: dict[str, Any]
 ) -> str | None:
@@ -706,6 +726,11 @@ def install(
 
         if error := set_json(tmpdir / args._data, data):
             error = f'Failed to write {version} data file: {error}'
+        elif c_error := compile_bytecode(tmpdir, vdir):
+            print(
+                f'Warning: Could not compile bytecode for {version}: {c_error}',
+                file=sys.stderr,
+            )
 
     if error:
         shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
@@ -826,7 +851,7 @@ def main() -> str | None:
     )
     opt.add_argument(
         '--purge-days',
-        default=90,
+        default=30,
         type=int,
         help='cache YYYYMMDD release file lists and downloads for '
         'this number of days after last version referencing that '
@@ -867,8 +892,8 @@ def main() -> str | None:
         else:
             return f'Must define a docstring for command class "{name}".'
 
-        aliases = cls.aliases if hasattr(cls, 'aliases') else []
-        title = get_title(desc)
+        aliases = cls.aliases if hasattr(cls, 'aliases') else ()
+        title = get_title(desc, name)
         cmdopt = cmd.add_parser(name, description=desc, help=title, aliases=aliases)
 
         # Set up this commands own arguments, if it has any
@@ -933,7 +958,7 @@ def main() -> str | None:
 # COMMAND
 class install_:
     doc = f'Install one, more, or all versions from a {REPO} release.'
-    aliases = ['i']
+    aliases = ('i',)
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -972,7 +997,7 @@ class install_:
             help='also install source files if available in distribution download',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            'version', nargs='*', help='version to install. E.g. 3.12 or 3.12.3'
+            'version', nargs='*', help=f'version to install. E.g. {VER} or {VER}.1'
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -993,7 +1018,7 @@ class install_:
                     'Can not specify versions with --all unless also specifying --skip.'
                 )
 
-            skips = set(v for ver in args.version if (v := matcher.match(ver)))
+            skips = {v for ver in args.version if (v := matcher.match(ver))}
 
             args.version = [
                 v
@@ -1033,7 +1058,7 @@ class install_:
 class update_:
     "Update one, more, or all versions to another release."
 
-    aliases = ['u', 'up']
+    aliases = ('u', 'up')
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1129,7 +1154,7 @@ class update_:
 class remove_:
     "Remove/uninstall one, more, or all versions."
 
-    aliases = ['r', 'rm']
+    aliases = ('r', 'rm')
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1170,7 +1195,7 @@ class remove_:
 class list_:
     "List installed versions and show which have an update available."
 
-    aliases = ['l']
+    aliases = ('l',)
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1260,7 +1285,7 @@ class show_:
     View available releases and their distributions at
     {GITHUB_SITE}/releases.
     """
-    aliases = ['s']
+    aliases = ('s',)
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1289,11 +1314,19 @@ class show_:
 
     @staticmethod
     def run(args: Namespace) -> str | None:
+        re_match: re.Pattern | None = None
+        if args.re_match:
+            try:
+                re_match = re.compile(args.re_match)
+            except re.error as error:
+                args.parser.error(f'Invalid regular expression: {error}')
+
         if args.all and args.list:
             args.parser.error('Can not specify --all with --list.')
 
         if args.list:
             args.release = False
+            args._re_match = re_match
             show_list(args)
             return None
 
@@ -1317,9 +1350,7 @@ class show_:
                     if distribution == args._distribution:
                         installable = True
 
-                    if not args.re_match or re.search(
-                        args.re_match, f'{version}+{distribution}'
-                    ):
+                    if not re_match or re_match.search(f'{version}+{distribution}'):
                         print(
                             f'{args._fmtrel(version, release)} '
                             f'{args._fmtdist(distribution)}{app}'
@@ -1335,7 +1366,7 @@ class show_:
 class path_:
     "Show path prefix to installed version base directory."
 
-    aliases = ['p']
+    aliases = ('p',)
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1373,13 +1404,8 @@ class path_:
             if args.resolve:
                 path = path.resolve()
 
-            if args.python_path:
-                basepath = path
-                path = basepath / 'bin' / 'python'
-                if not path.exists():
-                    path = basepath / 'python.exe'
-                    if not path.exists():
-                        return f'Error: Can not find python executable in "{basepath}"'
+            if args.python_path and not (path := find_python(basepath := path)):
+                return f'Error: Can not find python executable in "{basepath}"'
 
             print(path)
 
@@ -1388,7 +1414,7 @@ class path_:
 class cache_:
     "Show size of release download caches."
 
-    aliases = ['c']
+    aliases = ('c',)
 
     @staticmethod
     def init(parser: ArgumentParser) -> None:
@@ -1436,9 +1462,7 @@ class cache_:
                 )
 
             keep = keeplist(args)
-            releases = set(
-                p.name for p in args._downloads.iterdir() if p.name.isdigit()
-            )
+            releases = {p.name for p in args._downloads.iterdir() if p.name.isdigit()}
             releases.update(
                 p.name for p in args._releases.iterdir() if p.name.isdigit()
             )
@@ -1492,7 +1516,7 @@ class uv_:
         parser.add_argument(
             '-p',
             '--python',
-            help='version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is latest release version',
+            help=f'version of python to use, e.g. "{VER}", default is latest release version',
         )
 
         parser.add_argument('command', help='uv command to run')
@@ -1522,7 +1546,7 @@ class uvx_:
         parser.add_argument(
             '-p',
             '--python',
-            help='version of python to use, e.g. "3.12", default is latest release version',
+            help=f'version of python to use, e.g. "{VER}", default is latest release version',
         )
 
         parser.add_argument('program', help='uvx program to run')