Beyond pip to uv:

[A_n_g_e_l_a]

Pip is the package manager by default for Python. However, it is old with one or two niggles in use. If some script author has put a limit on the acceptable version of a module in requirements.txt, should you try to update it, then pip will complain. Also installing a list of modules can take some time.

There is a new kid on the block - uv. https://astral.sh/blog/uv
Install by:-

Linux

 curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

Windows

powershell -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Via pip (yes, I see the irony!)

pip install uv

• Uv handles modules imports quickly and easily.
• Uv allows more than one version of python to be installed and used
• Uv allows the override of requirements.txt to install up-to-date modules for old scripts

In use as a package manager just preface pip commands with uv

 uv pip install yt-dlp  --upgrade

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uv pip install -r requirements.txt

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In use as a Python environment manager:

uv venv

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And uv gives prompts on how to activate the environment.

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The Astral blog says uv isn't a 100% replacement for pip yet. But for my use I haven't found it wanting. Fast and helpful. Recommended.

[PSXman_uk]

Looks very interesting thanks going to try it out