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Flexible Python Version Management with uv and tox

Solve tox Python version mismatch errors by using uvx to run tox with any Python version on demand.

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February 12, 2025

It's happening! A Python Type Checker from Astral

Astral announces a Rust-based Python type checker focused on performance and minimizing false positives on untyped code.

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January 29, 2025

One Line Command to Launch a Notebook with Pytorch

Launch a Jupyter notebook with PyTorch using a single uv run command that handles Python, dependencies, and isolation.

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January 15, 2025

"uv: Towards a unified vision for Python tooling"

Prashanth Rao explains how uv unifies Python package management, virtual environments, and version control into one fast tool.

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December 27, 2024

Effective Python Developer Tooling in December 2024

An opinionated guide to Python developer tooling covering uv, ruff, pytest, mypy, and principles for productive Python development.

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December 20, 2024

uv 0.3: One command line to rule them all (almost)

uv 0.3 expands from a pip replacement to a full project manager with uv run, uv tool, uv python, and more.

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August 21, 2024

Require pip to install packages in virtual environment

Configure pip to only install packages inside virtual environments using the global.require-virtualenv setting.

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March 4, 2024

uv got to keep up: a new installer announced!

Astral, Charlie Marsh's company best known for Ruff, announced uv today, 'an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust.'

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February 16, 2024

Pip and Poetry and Hatch, Oh My!

Navigating the growing list of Python packaging tools from setuptools to Poetry, PDM, Hatch, and beyond.

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February 14, 2024

Sponsor the Python Developer Tooling Handbook!

Support the Python Developer Tooling Handbook through GitHub Sponsors to help improve Python packaging documentation.

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February 14, 2024