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POWhen to use pip requirements file versus install_requires in setup.py?
 

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    <p>I'm using pip with virtualenv to package and install some Python libraries. </p> <p>I'd imagine what I'm doing is a pretty common scenario. I'm the maintainer on several libraries for which I can specify the dependencies explicitly. A few of my libraries are dependent on third party libraries that have transitive dependencies over which I have no control.</p> <p>What I'm trying to achieve is for a <code>pip install</code> on one of my libraries to download/install all of its upstream dependencies. What I'm struggling with in the pip documentation is if/how <a href="http://www.pip-installer.org/en/latest/cookbook.html#requirements-files" rel="noreferrer">requirements files</a> can do this on their own or if they're really just a supplement to using <code>install_requires</code>.</p> <p>Would I use <code>install_requires</code> in all of my libraries to specify dependencies and version ranges and then only use a requirements file to resolve a conflict and/or freeze them for a production build?</p> <p>Let's pretend I live in an imaginary world (I know, I know) and my upstream dependencies are straightforward and guaranteed to never conflict or break backward compatibility. Would I be compelled to use a pip requirements file at all or just let pip/setuptools/distribute install everything based on <code>install_requires</code>?</p> <p>There are a lot of similar questions on here, but I couldn't find any that were as basic as when to use one or the other or using them both together harmoniously.</p>
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