Python venv + pip Cheat Sheet/Build wheels for requirements

Create wheel artifacts for dependencies.

Section: Wheelhouse and offline patterns

Build wheels for requirements

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

Builds or downloads wheel files into a local directory for faster later installs.

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