scoop

Swift as dambi, powered by uv — pyenv-style Python environment manager

What is scoop?

scoop is a centralized Python virtual environment manager using uv as its backend.

It combines pyenv-virtualenv's workflow with uv's speed.

Problem                            scoop Solution
─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
.venv scattered across projects    ~/.scoop/virtualenvs/ centralized
Manual source .venv/bin/activate   scoop activate or auto-activate
pyenv-virtualenv is slow           uv-based, 100x+ faster

Quick Start

# Create a virtual environment
scoop create myproject 3.12

# Activate
scoop use myproject        # Set for current directory
cd ~/projects/myproject    # Auto-activates
(myproject) $

# Install packages
pip install requests       # or uv pip install

# Manage
scoop list                 # List all environments
scoop remove myproject     # Delete

Installation

# Coming soon
cargo install scoop-uv

Shell Setup

# Bash
echo 'eval "$(scoop init bash)"' >> ~/.bashrc

# Zsh
echo 'eval "$(scoop init zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc

Commands

Virtual Environment

Command	Description
`scoop create <name> <version>`	Create virtual environment
`scoop use <name>`	Set local environment (.scoop-version + .venv symlink)
`scoop use <name> --global`	Set global default environment
`scoop list`	List all virtual environments
`scoop remove <name>`	Delete virtual environment

Python Version Management

Command	Description
`scoop install`	Install latest Python (same as `--latest`)
`scoop install --latest`	Install latest stable Python
`scoop install --stable`	Install oldest fully-supported Python (more stable)
`scoop install 3.12`	Install latest patch of 3.12.x
`scoop install 3.12.3`	Install exact version 3.12.3
`scoop uninstall <version>`	Remove installed Python version
`scoop list --pythons`	List installed Python versions

Note: Python versions are managed by uv and downloaded automatically when needed.

Shell Integration

Command	Description
`scoop init <shell>`	Output shell initialization script

Development

Prerequisites

Rust 1.85+ (Edition 2024)
prek — Pre-commit hooks (Rust-native)

Setup

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/ai-screams/scoop.git
cd scoop

# Install prek (pre-commit alternative)
uv tool install prek
# or: pip install prek

# Install git hooks
prek install

# Build
cargo build

# Run tests
cargo test

Pre-commit Hooks

Hooks run automatically on git commit:

Hook	Description
`cargo fmt`	Code formatting
`cargo clippy`	Linting
`cargo check`	Type checking
`trailing-whitespace`	Whitespace fixes
`check-toml`	TOML validation

# Run all hooks manually
prek run --all-files

# Run specific hook
prek run cargo-clippy

Common Commands

# Build
cargo build
cargo build --release

# Test
cargo test
cargo test --all-features

# Lint
cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings

# Format
cargo fmt
cargo fmt --check

# Run
cargo run -- --help
cargo run -- list

License

Licensed under either of:

at your option.

Contribution

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in this work shall be dual licensed as above, without any additional terms or conditions.

Acknowledgments

uv — Blazing fast Python package manager
pyenv — Workflow inspiration

scoop-uv 0.1.0