pip Cheat Sheet/Build wheel artifacts

Build wheels into a directory without installing.

Section: Builds and Wheels

Build wheel artifacts

bash
bash
python -m pip wheel -r requirements.txt -w ./wheelhouse
Explanation

Creates reusable wheel artifacts for later installation.

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