This is a pretty short overview. https://packaging.python.org/discussions/wheel-vs-egg/ https://packaging.python.org/discussions/wheel-vs-egg/ Having packaged

This is a pretty short overview. https://packaging.python.org/discussions/wheel-vs-egg/ https://packaging.python.org/discussions/wheel-vs-egg/ Having packaged wheels but not eggs, my understanding is somewhat limited, but eggs being unversioned and having weaker filename conventions sounds like it would be a pain. I mainly use binary wheels for projects that include compiled C extensions, so I need a different wheel for each supported platform. There's a straightforward filename convention for that, and all the tools support it, so I don't have to even think about that when generating or uploading wheels.