What is DepHell?
It is a Python project management tool. Manage packages: convert between formats, lock, install, resolve, isolate, test, build graph, show outdated, audit. Manage venvs, build package, bump version.
DepHell is a tool in the Package Managers category of a tech stack.
DepHell is an open source tool with 1.7K GitHub stars and 117 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to DepHell's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses DepHell?
Developers
DepHell Integrations
DepHell's Features
- Manage dependencies
- Manage virtual environments
- Install CLI tools into isolated environments.Manage packages: install, list, search on PyPI
- Build packages (to upload on PyPI), test, bump project version
- Discover licenses of all project dependencies, show outdated packages, find security issues
DepHell Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to DepHell?
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