Pipenv: Sacred Marriage of Pipfile, Pip, & Virtualenv
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**Pipenv** — the officially recommended Python packaging tool from `Python.org `_, free (as in freedom).
Pipenv harnesses `Pipfile `_, `Pip `_, and `Virtualenv `_ together in unison to create a single, high-quality tool that is optimized for workflow efficiency and best practices. *Windows is a first–class citizen, in our world.*
Pipenv automatically creates and manages the virtualenvs of your projects, as well as adds/removes packages from your ``Pipfile`` as you install/uninstall packages. The ``lock`` command generates a lockfile (``Pipfile.lock``).
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The problems that Pipenv seeks to solve are multi-faceted:
- You no longer need to use ``pip`` and ``virtualenv`` separately. They work together.
- Managing a ``requirements.txt`` file `can be problematic `_, so Pipenv uses the upcoming ``Pipfile`` and ``Pipfile.lock`` instead, which is superior for basic use cases.
- Hashes are used everywhere, always. Security. Automatically expose security vulnerabilities.
- Give you insight into your dependency graph (e.g. ``$ pipenv graph``).
- Streamline development workflow by loading ``.env`` files.
Installation
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::
$ pip install pipenv
✨🍰✨
☤ User Testimonials
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**Jannis Leidel**, former pip maintainer—
*Pipenv is the porcelain I always wanted to build for pip. It fits my brain and mostly replaces virtualenvwrapper and manual pip calls for me. Use it.*
**Jhon Crypt**—
*Pipenv is the best thing since pip, thank you!*
**Isaac Sanders**—
*Pipenv is literally the best thing about my day today. Thanks, Kenneth!*
☤ Features
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- Enables truly *deterministic builds*, while easily specifying *only what you want*.
- Generates and checks file hashes for locked dependencies.
- Automatically install required Pythons, if ``pyenv`` is available.
- Automatically finds your project home, recursively, by looking for a ``Pipfile``.
- Automatically generates a ``Pipfile``, if one doesn't exist.
- Automatically creates a virtualenv in a standard location.
- Automatically adds/removes packages to a ``Pipfile`` when they are un/installed.
- Automatically loads ``.env`` files, if they exist.
The main commands are ``install``, ``uninstall``, and ``lock``, which generates a ``Pipfile.lock``. These are intended to replace ``$ pip install`` usage, as well as manual virtualenv management (to activate a virtualenv, run ``$ pipenv shell``).
Basic Concepts
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- A virtualenv will automatically be created, when one doesn't exist.
- When no parameters are passed to ``install``, all packages ``[packages]`` specified will be installed.
- To initialize a Python 3 virtual environment, run ``$ pipenv --three``.
- To initialize a Python 2 virtual environment, run ``$ pipenv --two``.
- Otherwise, whatever virtualenv defaults to will be the default.
Other Commands
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- ``shell`` will spawn a shell with the virtualenv activated.
- ``run`` will run a given command from the virtualenv, with any arguments forwarded (e.g. ``$ pipenv run python``).
- ``check`` asserts that PEP 508 requirements are being met by the current environment.
- ``graph`` will print a pretty graph of all your installed dependencies.
Shell Completion
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Set ``_PIPENV_COMPLETE`` and then source the output of the program. For example, with fish, put this
in your ``~/.config/fish/completions/pipenv.fish``::
eval (pipenv --completion)
Magic shell completions are now enabled! There is also a `fish plugin `_, which will automatically activate your subshells for you!
Fish is the best shell. You should use it.
☤ Usage
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::
$ pipenv
Usage: pipenv [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Options:
--update Update Pipenv & pip to latest.
--where Output project home information.
--venv Output virtualenv information.
--py Output Python interpreter information.
--rm Remove the virtualenv.
--bare Minimal output.
--three / --two Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.
--python TEXT Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.
-h, --help Show this message then exit.
-j, --jumbotron An easter egg, effectively.
--version Show the version and exit.
Usage Examples:
Create a new project using Python 3:
$ pipenv --three
Create a new project using Python 3.6, specifically:
$ pipenv --python 3.6
Install all dependencies for a project (including dev):
$ pipenv install --dev
Create a lockfile:
$ pipenv lock
Show a graph of your installed dependencies:
$ pipenv graph
Commands:
check Checks for security vulnerabilities and...
graph Displays currently–installed dependency graph...
install Installs provided packages and adds them to...
lock Generates Pipfile.lock.
run Spawns a command installed into the...
shell Spawns a shell within the virtualenv.
uninstall Un-installs a provided package and removes it...
update Uninstalls all packages, and re-installs...
Locate the project::
$ pipenv --where
/Users/kennethreitz/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/repos/kr/pipenv/test
Locate the virtualenv::
$ pipenv --venv
/Users/kennethreitz/.local/share/virtualenvs/test-Skyy4vre
Locate the Python interpreter::
$ pipenv --py
/Users/kennethreitz/.local/share/virtualenvs/test-Skyy4vre/bin/python
Install packages::
$ pipenv install
Creating a virtualenv for this project...
...
No package provided, installing all dependencies.
Virtualenv location: /Users/kennethreitz/.local/share/virtualenvs/test-EJkjoYts
Installing dependencies from Pipfile.lock...
...
To activate this project's virtualenv, run the following:
$ pipenv shell
Install a dev dependency::
$ pipenv install pytest --dev
Installing pytest...
...
Adding pytest to Pipfile's [dev-packages]...
Show a dependency graph::
$ pipenv graph
requests==2.18.4
- certifi [required: >=2017.4.17, installed: 2017.7.27.1]
- chardet [required: >=3.0.2,<3.1.0, installed: 3.0.4]
- idna [required: >=2.5,<2.7, installed: 2.6]
- urllib3 [required: <1.23,>=1.21.1, installed: 1.22]
Generate a lockfile::
$ pipenv lock
Assuring all dependencies from Pipfile are installed...
Locking [dev-packages] dependencies...
Locking [packages] dependencies...
Note: your project now has only default [packages] installed.
To install [dev-packages], run: $ pipenv install --dev
Install all dev dependencies::
$ pipenv install --dev
Pipfile found at /Users/kennethreitz/repos/kr/pip2/test/Pipfile. Considering this to be the project home.
Pipfile.lock out of date, updating...
Assuring all dependencies from Pipfile are installed...
Locking [dev-packages] dependencies...
Locking [packages] dependencies...
Uninstall everything::
$ pipenv uninstall --all
No package provided, un-installing all dependencies.
Found 25 installed package(s), purging...
...
Environment now purged and fresh!
Use the shell::
$ pipenv shell
Loading .env environment variables…
Launching subshell in virtual environment. Type 'exit' or 'Ctrl+D' to return.
$ ▯
☤ Documentation
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Documentation resides over at `pipenv.org `_.