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depwise
A fast, comprehensive dependency analyzer for Python projects that detects unused, missing, and optional dependencies across multiple environments. Supports requirements.txt, conda, pyproject.toml, pixi, and setup.py without requiring installation. Features intelligent pattern detection for optional dependencies, synthetic fast-pass analysis, and validation against actual environments. Designed for pre-commit hooks and CI/CD pipelines.
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Depwise
Depwise is a tool for figuring out what Python dependencies you need or don't need.
Usage
depwise check --path <path-to-pyproject.toml>
FAQs
A fast, comprehensive dependency analyzer for Python projects that detects unused, missing, and optional dependencies across multiple environments. Supports requirements.txt, conda, pyproject.toml, pixi, and setup.py without requiring installation. Features intelligent pattern detection for optional dependencies, synthetic fast-pass analysis, and validation against actual environments. Designed for pre-commit hooks and CI/CD pipelines.
We found that depwise demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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