tox-dev/pipdeptree

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pipdeptree is a command line utility that displays the dependency tree of installed Python packages, showing parent-child relationships that pip freeze lacks. It can also report conflicts and cycles, and resolve dependency trees from a package index or a PEP 751 lock file without installing anything.

Use cases

• show dependency tree of installed python packages
• find which packages depend on a given package
• detect dependency conflicts and cycles in a python environment
• export python dependency graph as or mermaid or graphviz
• resolve dependency tree from requirements.txt without installing
• inspect dependencies from a PEP 751 lock file offline

When to choose

• you need to visualize or debug the dependency relationships of packages in a Python environment
• you want machine-readable dependency output (JSON, Mermaid, Graphviz) for tooling or documentation
• you need to check a requirements file or lock file's dependency tree without installing it

When to avoid

• you need a full dependency resolver or package manager rather than a tree viewer
• you are working with non-Python ecosystems like npm or cargo

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools dependency-audit developer-tools version-control cli python cross-platform pip dependency-tree package-management dependency-graph mermaid graphviz command-line python

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