pip-tools

A set of tools to keep your pinned Python dependencies fresh. (by jazzband)

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  • Say Hello to UV: A Fast Python Package & Project Manager Written in Rust
    8 projects | dev.to | 17 Apr 2025
    If you’ve been managing Python projects long enough, you’ve probably dealt with a mess of tools: pip, pip-tools, poetry, virtualenv, conda, maybe even pdm.
  • Generate pip requirements.txt file based on imports of any project
    9 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Sep 2024
    I don’t know if this is how pipreqs works, but I’d be concerned about a typo in an import that inadvertently installs a library.

    I’ve found pip-tools [1] to be a nice middle ground between `pip freeze` and something heavier like poetry. It’s especially helpful in showing you where a library came from, when a library installs other libraries it depends upon.

    One could still have a typo in their requirements.in file with pip-tools, but changes there are much less frequent than imports which could be a daily occurrence in some codebases.

    [1] https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools

  • Pyenv – lets you easily switch between multiple versions of Python
    20 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 25 Mar 2024
    > Why is the "requirements.txt" file a stupid flat listing of all transitive dependencies with pinned versions? It makes it harder to change library versions even if there are no true conflicts.

    My friend, here is what you seek: https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools

    requirements.txt is flat because it's really the output of `pip freeze`. It's supposed to completely and exactly rebuild the environment. Unfortunately it's far too flexible and people abuse it by putting in only direct dependencies etc.

    If you're writing packages, you don't need a requirements.txt at all, by the way. Package dependencies (only direct dependencies) live in pyproject.toml with the rest of the package config. requirements.txt (and pip tools) are only for when you want to freeze the whole environment, like for a server deployment.

  • lockfiles for hatch projects
    4 projects | /r/Python | 6 Dec 2023
    For all my projects I found myself regenerating manual lock files using complex shell commands with pip-compile to get a reproducible environments across devices using a custom pre-install-command. I finally decided that instead of hacking together the same solution on all my projects I would build a plugin that handles this complexity for me.
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    Instead of venv, we are using pip-tools in this starter kit. pip-tools take things further in dependency management. Check out what pip-tools does in their official GitHub repo. In short, it helps your project find the best match for the dependent packages. For example, you might need two packages A and B in your project that requires same package C under the hood. But A requires any version of C from 1.0.1 to 1.0.10 and B requires any version of C from 1.0.7 to 1.0.15. Pip tools will automatically compile the version of 'C' that suits for both of your packages.
  • just-pip-tools: An example of managing python dependencies as layered lock files with just and pip-tools
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  • Maintaining virtual environments
    1 project | /r/learnpython | 18 May 2023
    For small projects I recommend pip-tools. Just write packet list in requirements.in and pip-compile compile a requirements.txt with comments.
  • how to upgrade psycopg2 to psycopg3 as per django latest documentation
    1 project | /r/django | 15 Apr 2023
    Take a look at pip-tools, great package. https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools
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jazzband/pip-tools is an open source project licensed under BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License which is an OSI approved license.

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