py-ftparchive

(Mostly) drop in replacement for `apt-ftparchive`, a tool for building Packages and Release files for APT repos written in pure Python.

Features

1. Create a Packages file from a directory full of .debs
2. Create a Release file from a repo directory

py-ftparchive -h output

usage: py-ftparchive [-h] [-v] {packages,release} ...

positional arguments:
{packages,release}  sub-command help
    packages          compile all deb files in a directory into a Packages file
    release           compile a release file

options:
-h, --help          show this help message and exit
-v, --version       show current version and exit