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Python Poetry Artifact Cache (~/.cache/pypoetry)

Space: 1 GB – 10 GB+ developer Linux, macOS, Windows
Quick Answer: The pypoetry folder caches downloaded Python wheel package artifacts and virtualenv metadata. Deleting Poetry cache is safe.

Bottom Line: It is 100% safe to clear the Poetry cache. Python Poetry caches wheel files in ~/.cache/pypoetry/artifacts and ~/.cache/pypoetry/cache.

What is Poetry Cache?

Located at ~/.cache/pypoetry (or %LocalAppData%\pypoetry\Cache), Poetry caches PyPI wheels to speed up poetry install.

How to Clean Up Poetry Cache

poetry cache clear pypi --all

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