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Pants vs Please
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| Fact | Pants | Please |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Go |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 3.8k | 2.6k |
| Latest | release_2.33.1 | v17.33.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 24 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 20 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 12 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Bazel. Alternatives to Bazel →
PartialPantsInfers dependencies from imports, for Python, Go, JVM and shell repositories.
Full replacementPleaseBazel-style BUILD files with a smaller toolchain.
Pants
- release_2.34.0.dev42026-10-06Prepare 2.34.0.dev4 (#23693)pre-release
- release_2.33.12026-08-27Prepare 2.33.1 (#23638)
- release_2.34.0.dev32026-08-18Prepare 2.34.0.dev3 (#23630)pre-release
- release_2.33.02026-08-01Prepare 2.33.0 (#23594)
- release_2.34.0.dev22026-08-01Prepare 2.34.0.dev2 (#23593)pre-release
Please
- v17.34.0-beta.22026-10-06Please v17.34.0-beta.2pre-release
- v17.34.0-beta.12026-10-02Please v17.34.0-beta.1pre-release
- v17.33.02026-09-09Please v17.33.0
- v17.32.02026-08-26Please v17.32.0
- v17.31.22026-07-23Please v17.31.2
Pants
✓ signed The latest release, release_2.33.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Please
✓ signed The latest release, v17.33.0, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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