# ninja > Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed - **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ninja - **Author**: pypi - **Category**: Developer Tools - **Latest version**: `1.13.0` (2026-04-21) - **License**: Unknown - **Source**: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/issues - **Homepage**: https://pypi.org/project/ninja/ - **Language**: Python - **GitHub**: 87 stars, 21 forks - **Registry**: pypi (`ninja`) - **Tags**: `build`, `c++`, `cross-compilation`, `cross-platform`, `fortran`, `ninja`, `pypi` ## Description ========================== Ninja Python Distributions ========================== `Ninja `_ is a small build system with a focus on speed. The latest Ninja python wheels provide `ninja 1.13.0.gd74ef.kitware.jobserver-pipe-1 `_ executable and `ninja_syntax.py` for generating `.ninja` files. .. image:: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/master/ninja-python-distributions-logo.png Latest Release -------------- .. table:: +----------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Versions | Downloads | +======================================================================+===========================================================================+ | .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/ninja.svg | .. image:: https://img.shields.io/badge/downloads-2535k%20total-green.svg | | :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ninja | :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ninja | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Build Status ------------ .. table:: +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | GitHub Actions (Windows, macOS, Linux) | +===============+=============================================================================================================+ | PyPI | .. image:: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/actions/workflows/build.yml/badge.svg | | | :target: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/actions/workflows/build.yml | +---------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Maintainers ----------- * `How to update ninja version ? `_ * `How to make a release ? `_ Miscellaneous ------------- * Documentation: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions#readme * Source code: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions * Mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/scikit-build Python Version Support ---------------------- Versions after 1.11.1.1 no longer support Python 2-3.6, and require manylinux2010+ on linux. Versions after 1.13 no longer support Python 3.7, and require manylinux2014+/musllinux_1_2+ on linux. License ------- This project is maintained by Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin from Kitware Inc. It is covered by the `Apache License, Version 2.0 `_. Ninja is also distributed under the `Apache License, Version 2.0 `_. For more information about Ninja, visit https://ninja-build.org Logo was originally created by Libby Rose from Kitware Inc. It is covered by `CC BY 4.0 `_. History ------- ninja-python-distributions was initially developed in November 2016 by Jean-Christophe Fillion-Robin to facilitate the distribution of project using `scikit-build `_ and depending on CMake and Ninja. ## Recent releases | Version | Date | Urgency | Changes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `1.13.0` | 2026-04-21 | Low | Imported from PyPI (1.13.0) | | `1.11.1.4` | 2025-03-22 | Low | ## What's Changed * ci(linux): use GHA ARM runners to build ARM wheels by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/281 * fix: linter issues & nox macOS build by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/291 * feat: use a submodule for ninja sources by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/278 * chore: use dependency-groups by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distribu | | `1.11.1.3` | 2024-12-15 | Low | ## What's Changed * fix: build from sources with `--no-binary=ninja` by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/276 * [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate by @pre-commit-ci in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/275 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/compare/1.11.1.2...1.11.1.3 | | `1.11.1.2` | 2024-11-23 | Low | ## What's Changed * chore: remove `versioneer` related code from `setup.py` by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/224 * fix: artifact upload/download by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/233 * ci: group dependabot updates by @henryiii in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/232 * chore(ci): bump `test_sdist` python from 3.11 to 3.12 by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-p | | `1.11.1.1` | 2023-10-09 | Low | ## What's Changed * fix(wheels): link libstdc++ statically on manylinux1 by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/159 * chore(wheels): link libstdc++/libgcc statically on musllinux by @mayeut in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/160 * chore: add Windows ARM support by @henryiii in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/169 * chore: continue testing with python 2.7 by @mayeut in https://github.com/sc | | `1.11.1` | 2022-11-05 | Low | ## What's Changed * chore(deps): bump ninja from 1.10.2.3 to 1.10.2.4 by @dependabot in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/147 * chore(deps): bump docker/setup-qemu-action from 2.0.0 to 2.1.0 by @dependabot in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/149 * chore(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from 2.10.2 to 2.11.1 by @dependabot in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/150 * chore(deps): bump pypa/cibuildwheel from | | `1.10.2.4` | 2022-09-28 | Low | ## What's Changed * feat: Support OS400 system by @zheddie in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/139 * feat: add typing info by @henryiii in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/126 * fix(types): missing type files added to wheels by @henryiii in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-distributions/pull/138 * fix: non-isolated build fails when versioneer is installed by @jack1142 in https://github.com/scikit-build/ninja-python-dis | | `1.10.2.3` | 2021-11-21 | Low | ### Changes - Fix macOS universal2 build (#88 , #90). | | `1.10.2.2` | 2021-10-04 | Low | ### Changes - Publish macOS wheel with a `x86_64` platform tag. It was missing from 1.10.2.1 (#81 , #83). | | `1.10.2.1` | 2021-10-02 | Low | ### Changes - Publish musllinux_1_1 wheels | ## Citation - HTML: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ninja - Markdown: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ninja.md - Dependencies JSON: https://www.freshcrate.ai/api/projects/ninja/deps _Generated by freshcrate.ai. Indexes pypi releases for AI-agent ecosystem packages._