Force reinstall to match a requirements file closely.
Section: Reset and rebuild
Reinstall exactly from requirements
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python -m pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall -r requirements.txtExplanation
Not a perfect lock sync, but often useful when you want to refresh packages from a known file.
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Install from requirements file
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