pipm 18.0.2

# pipm

Python package management workflow using pip, requirements file & setup.cfg as its metadata.
(For the time being and old world of python)

# Installation

- Adviced to install only inside virtualenv as this will replace pip executable

Install from PyPI

```
pip install six
pip install pipm
```

Or Install directly from the GitHub

```commandline
pip install -e git://github.com/jnoortheen/pipm.git@master#egg=pipm
```

**Note:**
- This tool manipulates all your requirements file. So be sure to use version control software or take backup of your files to keep track of changes.

# Quickstart
Both `pip` and `pipm` command will work as the same. Create an alias as `alias pip=pipm` and you are good to go.

### install all your dependencies from the requirements file

- to install only from `requirements.txt`

```pipm install```

- to install from all `*requirements*.txt`

```pipm install --all```

### installation
```pipm install pkg-name``` or
```pip install pkg-name```

### installation as development dependency
```pipm install pkg-name --dev```


### installation as testing dependency
```pipm install pkg-name --test```

### removal
```pipm uninstall pkg-name```

### update all your dependencies
```pipm update```

### including development dependencies
```pipm install --dev```


# Usage

1. install
- a wrapper around standard `pip install` command and accepts all the standard options

Below are the things that `pipm` brings to the table

1. Extra functionality
- when package names are given it will be saved to the requirements.txt file in the current directory.
If you have `requirements` directory structure with `base.txt` inside then that file will be used. Otherwise it
will create one in the current directory.
- when no package name is given then it is equivalent to `-r requirements.txt` and it will install all requirements
from the current directory
1. Additional options:
the below saves to file when package name given otherwise equivalent to passing requirements file name.
1. `--dev` - saves to development requirements
1. `--prod` - saves to production requirements
1. `--test` - saves to testing requirements
1. `--env <name>` - if you have any special set of requirements that belong to a separate file you could pass the name here.
It will search for the matching one in the following pattern `<name>-requirements.txt` or
`requirements/<name>.txt` or `requirements-<name>.txt`

1. uninstall
- a wrapper around standard `pip uninstall` command
- alias `rm` is available
- when uninstalling a package, this command also checks packages that are no longer required by any of the installed
packages and removes them
- ofcourse it removes the packages from `requirements` files

1. update
- new command
- equivalent to calling `pip install` with `--upgrade` flag
- update a single package or the whole environment when no argument given.
- by default the packages are updated interactively
- set `--auto-update` to disable this

1. save/freeze
- extends the standard freeze command to save the currently installed packages


# Features

1. Just a wrapper around the standard pip's `install/uninstall` command. So all the cli options will work
2. Handles multiple `requirements` files
3. No new set of files. requirements files contain pinned dependecies and setup.cfg contain abstract dependencies.

# Development
- clone the repository and create new virtualenv

```
git clone git@github.com:jnoortheen/pipm.git
cd pipm
pew new pipm -a .
pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
```

- to test from local sources
```
pip install -e .
```

# Testing

- run `invoke test` from the root directory.

# Version compatibility

the package is versioned in accordance with `pip` major version number.
`pipm-9.*` will be compatible with `pip-9` and such.

# Alternatives and their problems (IMHO)

1. [pipenv](https://docs.pipenv.org/)
- good for local development with only one virtual environment per project
- Not good when we need to deploy over production server or keep multiple virtuals-envs
- it is better to use `pew` alone instead of the shell command that comes with this
2. [pip-tools](https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools)
- another set of files to keep track of, additional commands to remember
3. [poetry](https://github.com/sdispater/poetry)
- better than pipenv and do not interfere much in environment management with pew
- the problems I faced are related to installing dependencies in remote servers/docker environments.
As the project matures this problem might get resolved.