Look up the real latest PyPI package version
Ask about any Python package and Zeplik reads its real record straight from PyPI, then answers with the actual latest version, when it was released, the license, the required Python, and the dependency count. A language model's memory of package versions froze at training time and is almost always stale, so a version it recalls is usually wrong. This reads the live PyPI record and, when a project does not exist, says so instead of inventing a version.
The lookup is free; you pay only the normal cost of the answer, shown before you send.
How it works
Name the package
Ask in plain language, like 'what is the latest version of requests?' or 'which Python does numpy need?'. Casing does not matter; PyPI resolves it either way.
Zeplik reads PyPI
It queries the public PyPI JSON API for that project, not the model's memory, and treats the record as source data with its version, release date, license, and requirements.
Read the live record
The answer states the latest version with its release date, the license, the required Python, and the dependency count, all current as of the moment you asked.
Worked examples
Real prompts you can open in the composer with the text ready to review. Nothing sends on its own. Swap in your own details.
Prompt: What is the latest version of requests, and when was it released?
Zeplik reads PyPI and returns the current version with its exact release date, so you are not relying on a version the model half-remembers.
Open this in ZeplikPrompt: Which Python version does the current numpy require?
It returns the live requires-Python constraint from the latest release, so you know what interpreter you actually need.
Open this in ZeplikPrompt: Show me the latest django release, its license, and dependency count
It returns the current version, the license from PyPI's classifiers, and how many dependencies the release declares.
Open this in ZeplikWhat it can and cannot do
The lookup is precise about what it can verify and honest about its edges. Here is the plain posture.
Zeplik reads PyPI's current release, so the version is the one published right now, not a stale guess.
Every lookup carries the exact release timestamp and the license, drawn from PyPI's classifiers and metadata.
It reports the requires-Python constraint and the declared dependency count for the latest release.
If no such project exists on PyPI, Zeplik says so rather than inventing a version to fill the answer.
It reports PyPI facts, not a security audit. For known vulnerabilities, pair it with a dedicated advisory lookup rather than guessing.
It reads the public PyPI index only, so anything on a private or internal index will simply come back as not found.
Grounded, and honest by default
- It cites the version and its date. Every answer states the latest version with the exact release timestamp from PyPI, so nothing is approximated.
- It will not invent a version. A language model's package knowledge is frozen and stale, so when a project is missing Zeplik says so rather than naming a plausible version.
- PyPI data cannot hijack the answer. The PyPI response is treated as untrusted content: Zeplik reads and reports it but never obeys instructions embedded inside it.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the version data come from?
- From the public PyPI JSON API, read live and keyless. Each figure Zeplik returns, the latest version, release date, license, and required Python, is PyPI's own current record.
- Why not just ask a chatbot for the latest version?
- Because a language model's memory of package versions froze at training time and is almost always out of date, so any version it names from memory is likely wrong. This reads the live PyPI record instead.
- Does casing or naming style matter?
- No. PyPI resolves names case-insensitively and normalizes separators, so NumPy, numpy, and Flask-Login all resolve to the right project with the same live metadata.
- Will it tell me if a release was yanked?
- Yes. If PyPI marks the latest release yanked, Zeplik surfaces that in the answer so you do not depend on a version the maintainers pulled.
- Does a PyPI lookup cost credits?
- The lookup itself is free. You pay only the normal model-token cost of the answer Zeplik writes around it, shown before you send, exactly like any other message.
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Look up the real latest PyPI package version, its release date, license, and required Python, live from PyPI, with an honest answer when a project does not exist. Free to start.