pipupgrade is a command-line utility designed to streamline the management of Python package dependencies. It automates the process of identifying and upgrading outdated packages across various Python environments, including system-wide installations, virtual environments, and project-specific setups. By analyzing semantic versioning, pipupgrade categorizes updates into major, minor, and patch changes, allowing developers to make informed decisions about which packages to upgrade. Additionally, it supports updating requirements.txt and Pipfile files, ensuring that dependency specifications remain current. With features like parallel processing and dependency graph visualization, pipupgrade enhances the efficiency and clarity of Python package maintenance.
Features
- Detects and upgrades outdated packages across multiple Python environments
- Analyzes semantic versioning to classify updates as major, minor, or patch
- Supports updating requirements.txt and Pipfile files
- Offers a dry-run mode to preview potential upgrades without applying them
- Visualizes package dependencies in formats like table, tree, JSON, and YAML
- Performs parallel upgrades to expedite the update process
- Compatible with Python 2.7+ and Python 3.4+, and pip versions 9+