A new dependency resolver was introduced [0] with pip 20.3 (in 2020) which sounds like it's meant to address the problem you're describing. Were you using an ea

A new dependency resolver was introduced [0] with pip 20.3 (in 2020) which sounds like it's meant to address the problem you're describing. Were you using an earlier version of pip or is this still a problem? [0] https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/user_guide/#changes-to-the-pip-dependency-resolver-in-20-3-2020 https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/user_guide/#changes-to-the-pip...