uv binary shrinks over 40% since July, saving nearly 4 PB of mirror bandwidth monthly
charliermarsh · x · 2026-10-10
Charlie Marsh (Ruff/uv author) announced the uv binary has shrunk by over 40% since July (57% on Windows). In context, this will cut download bandwidth across public mirrors by almost 4 PB per month — a substantial win for CI pipelines and dev environments that install uv frequently.
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