Identifiers

Python Package Name (PEP 508)

Validate Python distribution package names per PEP 508: letters, digits, dots, underscores, hyphens.

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Available in

JavaScript / ECMAScript code

jsJavaScript
const re = new RegExp("^[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9._\\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])?$", "");
const input = "requests";
const match = input.match(re);
console.log(match ? match[0] : null);

Uses `String.prototype.match`, which returns the first match or null.

Pattern

regexengine-agnostic
^[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9._\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])?$

Raw source: ^[A-Za-z0-9](?:[A-Za-z0-9._\-]*[A-Za-z0-9])?$

How it works

Starts and ends with alphanumeric. Allows `_`, `.`, `-` in the middle. The single-char form (just an alphanumeric) is also valid. PEP 508 / PEP 503 normalize all of `_`, `.`, `-` to a single `-` for matching, but the underlying name on PyPI may use any.

Examples

Input

requests

Matches

  • requests

Input

django-rest-framework

Matches

  • django-rest-framework

Input

_invalid

No match

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Common use cases

  • •pip / poetry / uv config validation
  • •PyPI package-name availability checks
  • •Migration tooling between requirements formats
  • •Auto-completion in package managers

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