Diff the current environment snapshot against a file.
Section: Requirements and lock-style workflows
Compare installed packages to requirements
bash
bash
diff -u requirements.txt <(python -m pip freeze)Explanation
Useful on bash/zsh to see dependency drift quickly.
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Install a requirements file
Install project dependencies from requirements.txt.
Install development requirements
Install a second requirements file for dev-only tools.
Install from hash-checked requirements
Require pinned hashes during install.
Install without dependencies
Install a package while skipping dependency resolution.