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.whl

Python wheel, the standard built-package distribution format installed by pip for Python libraries

Dedicated renderer

Format facts

MIME type
application/x-wheel
Apple UTI
custom
Stock Quick Look
a ZIP-based container
Planned approach (census)
special-renderer
Icon hint
generic-icon
Prevalence
universal

Renderer note (from the census)

parse ZIP for METADATA file

Census note

Python devs share wheels; native macOS shows a generic zip icon instead of package metadata.

Gotchas: Python package