pip Install and Dependencies Cheat Sheet

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install dependencies listed in a requirements file.

python -m pip freeze > requirements.txt

# Generate a pinned requirements file from the active environment.

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -c constraints.txt

# Use a constraints file while installing dependencies.

python -m pip install -r requirements.txt -r requirements-dev.txt

# Combine base and environment-specific requirement lists.

python -m pip install -e .

# Install a local project with editable imports.

python -m pip install -e ".[dev]"

# Install a project in editable mode with optional dependency groups.

python -m pip install "requests[socks]"

# Install optional extras defined by a package.

python -m pip install ./my-package

# Install a package from a local directory.

python -m pip install ./dist/*.whl

# Install wheel artifacts stored in a local folder.

python -m pip install git+https://github.com/pallets/click.git

# Install a package directly from a Git repo.

python -m pip install git+https://github.com/pallets/click.git@8.1.7

# Pin a VCS install to a tag, branch, or commit.

python -m pip install https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/.../package.whl

# Install from a remote source archive or wheel URL.

python -m pip install --upgrade --upgrade-strategy eager fastapi

# Upgrade transitive dependencies more aggressively.

python -m pip install --only-binary pandas pandas

# Only accept binary wheels for a named package.

python -m pip download --platform manylinux2014_x86_64 --python-version 311 --only-binary=:all: numpy

# Download distributions for another platform or interpreter version.

python -m pip install --target ./vendor requests

# Install packages into a custom filesystem path.