Python packages can be distributed as self-contained .whl files. Installing them is easy: pip install /path/to/file.whl. It’s also not hard to download wheels as files using pip.

Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.

NumPy is an open-source library for the Python programming language. We show you how to install NumPy using PIP on Windows 11/10 PC.