py-pkg-updater 0.1.4

A small CLI tool to check and upgrade outdated pip packages.

py-pkg-updater

A simple command-line tool for checking and upgrading outdated Python packages in your current environment.

py-pkg-updater helps you quickly inspect outdated pip packages, review the current and latest versions, and upgrade selected packages directly from the terminal.

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Features

• Detect outdated packages using pip list --outdated
• Display outdated packages in a clean terminal table
• Upgrade all packages or selected packages only
• Supports both package names and numeric selection
• Uses Rich for a better terminal interface when available
• Falls back to plain terminal output if Rich is not installed

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Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install py-pkg-updater

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Usage

Run the command inside the Python environment you want to update:

update-packages

The tool will show outdated packages and ask what you want to upgrade.

Example options:

A        upgrade all packages
N        skip upgrading
1,3,5    upgrade selected packages by number
rich,pip upgrade selected packages by name

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Example

update-packages

Example output:

Outdated packages

#   Package      Current    Latest
1   pip          24.0       25.1.1
2   rich         13.7.0     13.9.4

Choose packages to upgrade:
A  upgrade all
N  skip upgrading
1,3,5  comma-separated indices or package names

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Recommended Use

Use this tool inside an activated virtual environment:

Windows PowerShell

python -m venv venv
.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
pip install py-pkg-updater
update-packages

macOS / Linux

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install py-pkg-updater
update-packages

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Why Use a Virtual Environment?

This tool upgrades packages in the Python environment where it is executed.

For safer package management, run it inside a project-specific virtual environment instead of your global Python installation.

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Requirements

• Python 3.9 or newer
• pip
• rich

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Development

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/py-pkg-updater.git
cd py-pkg-updater

Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv venv

Windows:

.\venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1

macOS / Linux:

source venv/bin/activate

Install in editable mode:

pip install -e .

Run locally:

update-packages

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Build

Install build tools:

pip install --upgrade build twine

Build the package:

python -m build

This creates distribution files inside the dist/ directory.

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Publish

Upload to PyPI:

python -m twine upload dist/*

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Project Structure

py-pkg-updater/
├── src/
│   └── update_python_packages/
│       ├── __init__.py
│       └── cli.py
├── pyproject.toml
├── README.md
├── LICENSE
└── dist/

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Security Note

Be careful when upgrading many packages at once. Package updates can introduce breaking changes, especially in active projects.

Recommended workflow:

1. Activate your virtual environment.
2. Run update-packages.
3. Upgrade selected packages.
4. Test your project.
5. Commit dependency changes if everything works.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Author

Created by Ali Esmaeilzadeh.