Set up delvewheel as the default repair wheel command for Windows

cibuildwheel/platforms/windows.py

@@ -321,12 +321,22 @@ def setup_python(
 
     log.step("Installing build tools...")
     match build_frontend:
+        case "pip":
+            call(
+                "pip",
+                "install",
+                "--upgrade",
+                "delvewheel",
+                *constraint_flags(dependency_constraint),
+                env=env,
+            )
         case "build":
             call(
                 "pip",
                 "install",
                 "--upgrade",
                 "build[virtualenv]",
+                "delvewheel",
                 *constraint_flags(dependency_constraint),
                 env=env,
             )
@@ -340,9 +350,25 @@ def setup_python(
                 where_python,
                 "--upgrade",
                 "build[virtualenv]",
+                "delvewheel",
+                *constraint_flags(dependency_constraint),
+                env=env,
+            )
+        case "uv":
+            assert uv_path is not None
+            call(
+                uv_path,
+                "pip",
+                "install",
+                "--python",
+                where_python,
+                "--upgrade",
+                "delvewheel",
                 *constraint_flags(dependency_constraint),
                 env=env,
             )
+        case _:
+            assert_never(build_frontend)
 
     if python_libs_base:
         # Set up the environment for various backends to enable cross-compilation

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python310.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -20,23 +22,25 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 tomli==2.4.1
     # via build
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via
     #   delocate
     #   virtualenv
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 zipp==3.23.1
     # via importlib-metadata

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python311.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -18,17 +20,19 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via delocate
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python312.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -18,17 +20,19 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via delocate
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python313.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -18,17 +20,19 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via delocate
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python314.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -18,17 +20,19 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via delocate
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python38.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.2.2.post1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.12.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.10.0
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.16.1
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
 pip==25.0.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.3.6
@@ -28,15 +32,15 @@ platformdirs==4.3.6
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 tomli==2.4.1
     # via build
 typing-extensions==4.13.2
     # via
     #   delocate
     #   virtualenv
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 zipp==3.20.2
     # via importlib-metadata

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints-python39.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.4.4
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.19.1
@@ -20,6 +22,8 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
 pip==26.0.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.4.0
@@ -28,15 +32,15 @@ platformdirs==4.4.0
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 tomli==2.4.1
     # via build
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via
     #   delocate
     #   virtualenv
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 zipp==3.23.1
     # via importlib-metadata

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 pip
 build
 delocate
+delvewheel
 virtualenv

cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ build==1.5.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 delocate==0.13.0
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
+delvewheel==1.12.1
+    # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 distlib==0.4.0
     # via virtualenv
 filelock==3.29.0
@@ -18,17 +20,19 @@ packaging==26.2
     # via
     #   build
     #   delocate
-pip==26.0.1
+pefile==2024.8.26
+    # via delvewheel
+pip==26.1.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in
 platformdirs==4.9.6
     # via
     #   python-discovery
     #   virtualenv
 pyproject-hooks==1.2.0
     # via build
-python-discovery==1.2.2
+python-discovery==1.3.0
     # via virtualenv
 typing-extensions==4.15.0
     # via delocate
-virtualenv==21.2.1
+virtualenv==21.3.1
     # via -r cibuildwheel/resources/constraints.in

cibuildwheel/resources/defaults.toml

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ repair-wheel-command = "auditwheel repair -w {dest_dir} {wheel}"
 repair-wheel-command = "delocate-wheel --require-archs {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel}"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.windows]
+repair-wheel-command = "delvewheel repair -w {dest_dir} -v {wheel}"
 
 [tool.cibuildwheel.android]