Extract text from Python Wheel files (WHL)
To convert WHL Wheel files to another format, you need pip or other Developer software.
To convert other file formats to the "Python Built Package" file type, you need software like pip or a similar tool.
The .WHL file format is a built-package distribution for Python, designed by the Python Packaging Authority (PyPA). Structurally, it is a standard ZIP archive containing Python code, pre-compiled binaries, and metadata. Developers download these from the Python Package Index (PyPI) and install them using pip.
However, the .WHL extension intentionally obscures its contents to non-developer tools. Opening a wheel file directly to audit the source code, inspect malware, or extract specific scripts is cumbersome. Standard operating systems do not recognize it as an archive. Furthermore, if you are attempting to modify a package offline or fix a compatibility issue, the rigid wheel structure creates friction.
For code inspection and archiving, convert your .WHL to a standard ZIP or .TAR.GZ. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser. Converting it to a standard archive format allows you to bypass Python's installation logic and instantly access the underlying PY files and METADATA documents using standard system tools.
Convert.Guru analyzes your WHL file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted WHEEL, HTML, TXT, RMT, ZIP, PY, CFG, MPP, GZ, RFA, BIN, FIG and PNG files.
If you want to convert WHL file to ZIP, PY, RPM, EGG, DEB, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ or LZMA, you can use pip or similar software from the "Python Package Distribution" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to WHL, try pip or another comparable tool in the "Python Package Distribution" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our WHL converter.