Add an ArchMode to filter displayed architectures in uv python list

crates/uv-python/src/discovery.rs

@@ -2799,7 +2799,8 @@ mod tests {
                 arch: None,
                 os: None,
                 libc: None,
-                prereleases: None
+                prereleases: None,
+                arch_mode: None,
             })
         );
         assert_eq!(
@@ -2818,7 +2819,8 @@ mod tests {
                 }),
                 os: Some(Os(target_lexicon::OperatingSystem::Darwin(None))),
                 libc: Some(Libc::None),
-                prereleases: None
+                prereleases: None,
+                arch_mode: None,
             })
         );
         assert_eq!(
@@ -2834,7 +2836,8 @@ mod tests {
                 arch: None,
                 os: None,
                 libc: None,
-                prereleases: None
+                prereleases: None,
+                arch_mode: None,
             })
         );
         assert_eq!(
@@ -2853,7 +2856,8 @@ mod tests {
                 }),
                 os: None,
                 libc: None,
-                prereleases: None
+                prereleases: None,
+                arch_mode: None,
             })
         );
 

crates/uv-python/src/downloads.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ use crate::implementation::{
 use crate::installation::PythonInstallationKey;
 use crate::libc::LibcDetectionError;
 use crate::managed::ManagedPythonInstallation;
-use crate::platform::{self, Arch, Libc, Os};
+use crate::platform::{self, Arch, ArchMode, Libc, Os};
 use crate::{Interpreter, PythonRequest, PythonVersion, VersionRequest};
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ pub struct PythonDownloadRequest {
     /// Whether to allow pre-releases or not. If not set, defaults to true if [`Self::version`] is
     /// not None, and false otherwise.
     pub(crate) prereleases: Option<bool>,
+
+    pub(crate) arch_mode: Option<ArchMode>,
 }
 
 impl PythonDownloadRequest {
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ impl PythonDownloadRequest {
         os: Option<Os>,
         libc: Option<Libc>,
         prereleases: Option<bool>,
+        arch_mode: Option<ArchMode>,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             version,
@@ -141,6 +144,7 @@ impl PythonDownloadRequest {
             os,
             libc,
             prereleases,
+            arch_mode,
         }
     }
 
@@ -186,6 +190,12 @@ impl PythonDownloadRequest {
         self
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_arch_mode(mut self, arch_mode: ArchMode) -> Self {
+        self.arch_mode = Some(arch_mode);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Construct a new [`PythonDownloadRequest`] from a [`PythonRequest`] if possible.
     ///
     /// Returns [`None`] if the request kind is not compatible with a download, e.g., it is
@@ -247,6 +257,7 @@ impl PythonDownloadRequest {
             Some(Os::from_env()),
             Some(Libc::from_env()?),
             None,
+            None,
         ))
     }
 
@@ -291,6 +302,11 @@ impl PythonDownloadRequest {
             if !arch.supports(key.arch) {
                 return false;
             }
+            if let Some(mode) = self.arch_mode {
+                if !mode.allows(arch, &key.arch) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         if let Some(libc) = &self.libc {
@@ -412,6 +428,7 @@ impl From<&ManagedPythonInstallation> for PythonDownloadRequest {
             Some(key.os),
             Some(key.libc),
             Some(key.prerelease.is_some()),
+            None,
         )
     }
 }
@@ -483,7 +500,15 @@ impl FromStr for PythonDownloadRequest {
                 _ => return Err(Error::TooManyParts(s.to_string())),
             }
         }
-        Ok(Self::new(version, implementation, arch, os, libc, None))
+        Ok(Self::new(
+            version,
+            implementation,
+            arch,
+            os,
+            libc,
+            None,
+            None,
+        ))
     }
 }
 

crates/uv-python/src/platform.rs

@@ -31,6 +31,17 @@ pub enum ArchVariant {
     V4,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Hash, Default)]
+pub enum ArchMode {
+    /// Select the most precise architecture matching the current platform, e.g., x86-64-v4
+    #[default]
+    BestNative,
+    /// Select the most compatible architecture matching the current platform, e.g., x86-64-v1
+    CompatibleNative,
+    /// Select an emulated architecture, e.g., x86-64 on aarch64 macOS.
+    Emulated,
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq, Clone, Copy, Hash)]
 pub struct Arch {
     pub(crate) family: target_lexicon::Architecture,
@@ -95,6 +106,37 @@ impl Os {
     }
 }
 
+impl ArchMode {
+    pub fn allows(self, current: &Arch, other: &Arch) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            Self::CompatibleNative | Self::BestNative => {
+                // The architecture is native if the family is equal
+                if current.family != other.family {
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                // There is only a compatibility nuance for x86_64 here
+                if current.family != target_lexicon::Architecture::X86_64 {
+                    return true;
+                }
+
+                if matches!(self, Self::CompatibleNative) {
+                    // Only allow x86_64 without a variant
+                    return other.variant.is_none();
+                } else if matches!(self, Self::BestNative) {
+                    // Only allow the variant matching the current architecture
+                    return current.variant == other.variant;
+                }
+
+                // We should handle all cases above
+                unreachable!();
+            }
+            // The architecture is emulated if the family differs
+            Self::Emulated => current.family != other.family,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Arch {
     pub fn from_env() -> Self {
         Self {

crates/uv/src/commands/python/install.rs

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use uv_python::downloads::{self, DownloadResult, ManagedPythonDownload, PythonDo
 use uv_python::managed::{
     ManagedPythonInstallation, ManagedPythonInstallations, python_executable_dir,
 };
-use uv_python::platform::{Arch, Libc};
+use uv_python::platform::{Arch, ArchMode, Libc};
 use uv_python::{
     PythonDownloads, PythonInstallationKey, PythonRequest, PythonVersionFile,
     VersionFileDiscoveryOptions, VersionFilePreference,
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ impl InstallRequest {
                     "`{}` is not a valid Python download request; see `uv help python` for supported formats and `uv python list --only-downloads` for available versions",
                     request.to_canonical_string()
                 )
-            })?
+            })?.with_arch_mode(ArchMode::BestNative).fill()?;
-            .fill()?;
 
         // Find a matching download
         let download =

crates/uv/src/commands/python/list.rs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeSet;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 use uv_cli::PythonListFormat;
 use uv_pep440::Version;
+use uv_python::platform::ArchMode;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use itertools::Either;
@@ -80,7 +81,10 @@ pub(crate) async fn list(
             PythonListKinds::Downloads => Some(if all_platforms {
                 base_download_request
             } else {
-                base_download_request.fill_platform()?
+                base_download_request
+                    .fill_platform()?
+                    // Only show the best, native architecture by default
+                    .with_arch_mode(ArchMode::BestNative)
             }),
             PythonListKinds::Default => {
                 if python_downloads.is_automatic() {
@@ -89,7 +93,11 @@ pub(crate) async fn list(
                     } else if all_arches {
                         base_download_request.fill_platform()?.with_any_arch()
                     } else {
-                        base_download_request.fill_platform()?
+                        base_download_request
+                            .fill_platform()?
+                            // Only show the best, native architecture by default
+                            // TODO(zanieb): We should expose this option to the user
+                            .with_arch_mode(ArchMode::BestNative)
                     })
                 } else {
                     // If fetching is not automatic, then don't show downloads as available by default