Add uv support to installation scripts for faster package installation (#3486)

* Enhance linux/macOS installer with uv package manager support

Added support for uv package manager installation and updated installation logic to use uv if available. Modified logging and error handling for better user guidance.

* Enhance Windows installer with uv package manager support

* Address PR feedback

Removed newly added paramters
Put back comments
Use uv only if installed
Do not create venv with uv

* Update utils/installers/install.sh

* Update utils/installers/install.ps1

* Fix indentation for pip output suppression log

* Refactor install scripts to unify uv/pip logic and fix argument passing

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Co-authored-by: Lucain <lucainp@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Lucain <lucain@huggingface.co>

Author: Boulaouaney

utils/installers/install.ps1

@@ -245,21 +245,50 @@ function Install-HuggingFaceHub {
     }
     if (-not $script:VenvPython) { $script:VenvPython = Join-Path $SCRIPTS_DIR "python.exe" }
 
-    # Allow optional pip arguments via HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS/HF_PIP_ARGS env vars
     $extraArgsRaw = if ($env:HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS) { $env:HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS } else { $env:HF_PIP_ARGS }
-    $pipArgs = @('-m', 'pip', 'install', '--upgrade')
+    
+    if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+        Write-Log "Passing extra arguments: $extraArgsRaw"
+    }
+
     if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
-        $pipArgs += @('--quiet', '--progress-bar', 'off', '--disable-pip-version-check')
-        Write-Log "(pip output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs)"
+        Write-Log "Installation output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
     }
-    $pipArgs += $packageSpec
-    if ($extraArgsRaw) {
-        Write-Log "Passing extra pip arguments: $extraArgsRaw"
-        $pipArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+
+    # Check if uv is available and use it for faster installation
+    if (Test-Command "uv") {
+        Write-Log "Using uv for faster installation"
+        $uvArgs = @('pip', 'install', '--python', $script:VenvPython, '--upgrade')
+        
+        if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
+            $uvArgs += '--quiet'
+        }
+        
+        $uvArgs += $packageSpec
+
+        if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+            $uvArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+        }
+
+        & uv @uvArgs
+        if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub with uv" }
     }
+    else {
+        $pipArgs = @('-m', 'pip', 'install', '--upgrade')
+        
+        if ($env:HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP -ne '1') {
+            $pipArgs += @('--quiet', '--progress-bar', 'off', '--disable-pip-version-check')
+        }
+        
+        $pipArgs += $packageSpec
+        
+        if ($extraArgsRaw) {
+            $pipArgs += $extraArgsRaw -split '\s+'
+        }
 
-    & $script:VenvPython @pipArgs
-    if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub" }
+        & $script:VenvPython @pipArgs
+        if (-not $?) { throw "Failed to install huggingface_hub" }
+    }
 }
 
 function Publish-HfCommand {
@@ -347,8 +376,8 @@ function Show-UninstallInfo {
     Write-Log ""
     Write-Log "To uninstall the Hugging Face CLI:"
     Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$HF_CLI_DIR' -Recurse -Force"
-    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\\hf.exe'"
-    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\\hf-script.py' (if present)"
+    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\hf.exe'"
+    Write-Log "  Remove-Item -Path '$BIN_DIR\hf-script.py' (if present)"
     Write-Log ""
     if ($script:PathUpdated) {
         Write-Log "Remove '$BIN_DIR' from your user PATH via Settings ▸ Environment Variables," "INFO"

utils/installers/install.sh

@@ -288,27 +288,38 @@ install_hf_hub() {
     fi
 
     local extra_pip_args="${HF_CLI_PIP_ARGS:-${HF_PIP_ARGS:-}}"
-    local -a pip_flags
-    if [ "${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}" = "1" ]; then
-        pip_flags=()
-    else
-        pip_flags=(--quiet --progress-bar off --disable-pip-version-check)
-    fi
+    local verbose="${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}"
 
     if [ -n "$extra_pip_args" ]; then
-        log_info "Passing extra pip arguments: $extra_pip_args"
+        log_info "Passing extra arguments: $extra_pip_args"
     fi
 
-    if [ "${HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP:-}" != "1" ]; then
-        log_info "pip output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
+    if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+        log_info "Installation output suppressed; set HF_CLI_VERBOSE_PIP=1 for full logs"
     fi
 
-    if [ -n "$extra_pip_args" ]; then
+    # Check if uv is available and use it for faster installation
+    if command_exists uv; then
+        log_info "Using uv for faster installation"
+        local -a uv_flags
+        if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+            uv_flags=(--quiet)
+        else
+            uv_flags=()
+        fi
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]} $extra_pip_args
+        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" uv pip install --python "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" --upgrade ${uv_flags[*]} "$package_spec" $extra_pip_args
     else
+        local -a pip_flags
+        if [ "$verbose" != "1" ]; then
+            pip_flags=(--quiet --progress-bar off --disable-pip-version-check)
+        else
+            pip_flags=()
+        fi
+
         # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]}
+        run_command "Failed to install $package_spec" "$VENV_DIR/bin/python" -m pip install --upgrade "$package_spec" ${pip_flags[*]} $extra_pip_args
     fi
 }