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What I don't get is why pip just happily uninstalls a package that breaks dependencies? It's like, "you had only 1 job..."

• Master_Odin 7y ago
  Because it's not really a dependency manager, just a "dumb" installer and uninstaller. It's for this same reason you can specify an incompatible set of dependencies in requirements.txt and pip won't bat an eye.
  • mehrdadn 7y ago
    Is there any "dependency manager" on top of it that people can use?
    • snypox 7y ago
      Poetry is pretty decent.
  • Izkata 7y ago
    Only up through pip 9; 10 and beyond refuse to install incompatible dependencies, and is why we're stuck on 9 for the moment.