gsamil-test 0.1.7

This is a test python package I created to learn pip&poetry

sample-pypi

• This repository uses poetry to manage dependencies and packaging.

poetry installation

1. virtual environment

⛔️ Poetry should always be installed in a dedicated virtual environment to isolate it from the rest of your system. In no case, it should be installed in the environment of the project that is to be managed by Poetry. This ensures that Poetry’s own dependencies will not be accidentally upgraded or uninstalled. (See reference).

Because of the above:

First we create a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

Then we activate it:

source venv/bin/activate

2. install pipx if not installed

First check if you have pipx installed. If not, install it with pip:

pip install --user pipx

3. install poetry

Then install poetry with pipx:

pipx install poetry

If you want to use poetry as a command, you can add an alias to your .bashrc (or .zshrc).

This is what it looks like on my machine:

alias poetry='/Users/abdullahguser/Library/Application\ Support/pipx/venvs/poetry/bin/poetry'

poetry usage

I assume you already have a project that you want to manage with poetry. First cd into the project directory.

1. initialize poetry

poetry init

This will create a pyproject.toml file in your project directory.

2. add dependencies

poetry add <dependency>

This will add the dependency to your pyproject.toml file and install it in your virtual environment.

3. install dependencies

poetry install

This will install all the dependencies listed in your pyproject.toml file and create a poetry.lock file. (You can commit this file to your repository to ensure that all developers use the same versions of the dependencies.)

TODOs

• What is the advantage of using poetry over requirements.txt?