UpgradePipPkgs

Tool for upgrading all pip packages within a Python environment using just one command.

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About

• UpgradePipPkgs can upgrade all of your pip packages using one of two methods:

  Method 1:

  First gather all outdated packages using the command pip list --outdated, then pass results to a list of outdated packages to be upgraded.

  • This method is generally more efficient than the following method, as only outdated packages are passed to upgrade process.
  • Unfortunately doesn't take into account package dependencies relying on specific package versions to function properly.

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  Method 2:

  Iterate over all installed packages, passing the command pip install --upgrade {pkgname} over each one.

  • This method takes more time overall, but is "safer".
  • "Safer" in this context means that package dependencies are corrected upon attempting upgrade on a package that specifies its dependencies, downgrading specific package versions where necessary.
  • Note that not all packages will be able to downgrade, as the order of packages upgraded is relevant to whether incorrect version dependencies are corrected.
    • For example, let's assume PackA requires PackB<=1.0.0 as a dependency:
      1. PackA will be checked for available upgrade first, and will check for installed dependency pkg PackB<=1.0.0, installing it if not already installed.
      2. PackB is then checked, and has a new version available, 1.1.0.
      3. PackB-1.0.0 is then upgraded to 1.1.0, but now PackA can't function correctly due to incorrect dependency version.
      4. This can easily be fixed by reinstalling PackA using the pip install command: "pip install PackA".

• You can review past results/program output in the application's log file, which can be found here:

  • "~/UpgradePipPkgs/logs/pip_pkg_upgrade_log.log"

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Installation

Using PIP (Recommended)

Easiest method. Highly recommended over manual installation.

• To install UpgradePipPkgs using pip, enter the following in your commandline environment:

  pip install UpgradePipPkgs

• You should now be able to import/run UpgradePipPkgs within your python environment by entering the following:

  >>> from UpgradePipPkgs import upgrade_pip_pkgs # <-- Import UpgradePipPkgs
  >>> upgrade_pip_pkgs() # <-- start program
  ...

• Done!

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Manual Installation

Not recommended.

1. Before use, navigate to intended installation location, and create a new directory.

2. Clone repository with the git client of your preference.

3. Install all dependencies for this package within said directory by entering the following:

     pip install -r requirements.txt

• (Optional) move installation directory to "~/path/to/Python/Libs/site_packages" to be able to import this package to a Python program like any other importable package.

Done!

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Usage

• If installed using pip, you can start UpgradePipPkgs by entering the following command in your commandline environment:

  upgrade-pip-pkgs

• In order to use UpgradePipPkgs within a Python program, start by importing the module to your Python environment:

  >>> from UpgradePipPkgs import upgrade_pip_pkgs

• Call the upgrade_pip_pkgs function to start the application, and choose the method of operation by typing the option number, and press [ENTER].

  >>> upgrade_pip_pkgs()

• Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the upgrade process.

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Contact the Author

• If you have any questions, comments, or concerns that cannot be alleviated through the project's GitHub repository "issues" tab, please feel free to contact me through my email address:
  • schloppdaddy@gmail.com

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