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Products that do what OSS Python Framework for Running macOS and Linux VMs on Apple Silicon does

Building on the momentum of lume, we’re excited to share pylume, a new Python library that makes it easier to manage macOS and Linux virtual machines (VMs) on Apple Silicon directly from your Python code. pylume extends lume's command-line functionality to Python, giving developers the ability to integrate VM management into their Python scripts or applications. Why pylume? While lume makes managing VMs via the command line simple, pylume brings those features to Python, allowing developers to control VMs directly from their code. Here’s why pylume might be useful: • Native Python API:…

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