⚡️ PipZap ⚡

Zap the mess out of the dependency jungles

Overview

PipZap is a command-line tool created to optimize Python dependency management by pruning redundant dependencies and merging multiple dependency files into a streamlined list.

Leveraging uv for dependency resolution, it supports requirements.txt, uv’s pyproject.toml, and Poetry’s pyproject.toml (both legacy and modern formats). PipZap ensures your dependency declarations are as lean as possible without compromising functionality.

Why PipZap?

Python dependency management can be a mess, especially with scientific libraries where outdated practices persist. Projects (even recent ones) often ship with a requirements.txt generated by pip freeze, leaving you with a sprawling list of pinned dependencies, many of which are redundant.

Take the easy_ViTPose project as an example: its requirements.txt lists over 40 packages, including transitive dependencies like certifi and numpy.

See below for a real example with VitPose

PipZap can transform this into a concise, modern format such as poetry, uv, or even a good old requirements.txt with just the essential direct dependencies. This makes it much easier to adopt any package into a modern codebase.

Moreover, even in well-maintained codebases, accidental over-specification creeps in, and PipZap cuts through that noise, keeping your dependency list clean and intentional.

Features

• Dependency Pruning: Removes redundant dependencies satisfied by transitive dependencies.
• Format Auto-Detection: Automatically identifies requirements.txt, uv, and Poetry files.
• Flexible Output: Supports outputting in requirements, poetry, or uv formats.
• Python Version Handling: Extracts from pyproject.toml or accepts via CLI for requirements.txt.
• Verbose Logging: Optional rich logging for detailed insights.

Installation

Install PipZap via pip:

pip install pipzap

Usage

Eliminate redundant dependencies from a file:

pipzap requirements.txt -p 3.11
pipzap pyproject.toml
pipzap pyproject.toml -o pruned.txt -v

• Use -p/--python-version for requirements.txt (required).
• Python version is auto-detected from pyproject.toml if present.
• -p/--python-version is required if a source file is requirements.txt.

Supported Formats

• requirements.txt: Pip-style with --extra-index-url support.
• UV pyproject.toml: Parses [project.dependencies] and [project.requires-python].
• Poetry pyproject.toml: Handles [project.dependencies] (modern) and [tool.poetry.dependencies] (legacy).

How It Works

1. Parsing: Detects file format and extracts direct dependencies.
2. Resolution: Uses uv to resolve the full dependency graph via a temporary pyproject.toml.
3. Pruning: Identifies and removes transitive redundancies.
4. Formatting: Outputs in the specified format (requirements, poetry, or uv).

Examples

Pruning requirements.txt from easy_ViTPose

Input (requirements.txt from easy_ViTPose):

certifi==2023.7.22
charset-normalizer==3.2.0
coloredlogs==15.0.1
contourpy==1.1.1
cycler==0.11.0
ffmpeg==1.4
filelock==3.12.4
filterpy==1.4.5
flatbuffers==23.5.26
fonttools==4.43.0
humanfriendly==10.0
idna==3.4
imageio==2.31.3
importlib-resources==6.1.0
jinja2>=3.1.3
kiwisolver==1.4.5
lazy_loader==0.3
MarkupSafe==2.1.3
matplotlib==3.8.0
mpmath==1.3.0
networkx==3.1
numpy==1.26.0
onnx==1.14.1
onnxruntime==1.16.0
opencv-python==4.8.0.76
packaging==23.1
pandas==2.1.1
Pillow>=10.2.0
protobuf==4.24.3
psutil==5.9.5
py-cpuinfo==9.0.0
pycocotools==2.0.8
pyparsing==3.1.1
python-dateutil==2.8.2
pytz==2023.3.post1
PyWavelets==1.4.1
PyYAML==6.0.1
requests==2.31.0
scikit-image==0.21.0
scipy==1.11.2
seaborn==0.12.2
six==1.16.0
sympy==1.12
tifffile==2023.9.18
tqdm==4.66.1
typing_extensions==4.8.0
tzdata==2023.3
ultralytics==8.2.48
urllib3>=2.0.7
zipp==3.17.0

Command:

pipzap prune requirements.txt -p 3.11 -f poetry

Output (pruned to direct dependencies):

[tool.poetry.dependencies]
ffmpeg = "1.4"
filterpy = "1.4.5"
importlib-resources = "6.1.0"
lazy_loader = "0.3"
onnx = "1.14.1"
onnxruntime = "1.16.0"
pycocotools = "2.0.8"
scikit-image = "0.21.0"
typing_extensions = "4.8.0"
ultralytics = "8.2.48"
zipp = "3.17.0"

Merging and Pruning with Poetry Output

Input (reqs.txt):

requests==2.28.1

Input (pyproject.toml):

[project]
dependencies = [
 "urllib3>=1.26.9",
 "flask==2.0.1",
]
requires-python = ">=3.9"

Contributing

Contributions are encouraged! To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Install dev dependencies: pip install -e .[dev].
3. Run tests: pytest.
4. Submit a pull request.

Follow the Ruff linting rules and ensure type safety with mypy.

License

PipZap is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgments

• Powered by uv for dependency resolution.
• Born from the chaos of overgrown Python dependency lists.