scoop

One scoop, endless envs — pyenv-style Python environment manager powered by uv

What is scoop?

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

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

Installation

cargo install scoop-uv

Shell Setup

Add to your shell configuration:

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

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

This enables:

Auto-activation when entering directories with .scoop-version
Tab completion for commands, environments, and options

Quick Start

# Install Python
scoop install 3.12

# Create a virtual environment
scoop create myproject 3.12

# Set for current directory (auto-activates)
scoop use myproject
(myproject) $ pip install requests

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

Commands

Command	Description
`scoop create <name> [version]`	Create virtual environment
`scoop use <name>`	Set local environment (auto-activates)
`scoop use <name> --link`	Also create `.venv` symlink for IDE
`scoop use <name> --global`	Set global default
`scoop list`	List environments
`scoop list --pythons`	List installed Python versions
`scoop remove <name>`	Delete environment
`scoop install [version]`	Install Python (default: latest)
`scoop install --stable`	Install oldest supported Python
`scoop uninstall <version>`	Remove Python version

For complete command reference, see docs/commands.md.

Documentation

Command Reference - Complete command documentation
Development Guide - Contributing and development setup

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.

Support

If you find this project useful, consider buying me a coffee!

Acknowledgments

This project stands on the shoulders of giants:

uv by Astral — The blazing-fast Python package manager that powers scoop's backend. Without uv's incredible speed and reliability, scoop wouldn't exist. Thank you to Charlie Marsh and the entire Astral team for revolutionizing Python tooling.
pyenv — The original inspiration for scoop's workflow. pyenv taught us how environment management should feel.

scoop-uv 0.2.4