Python equivalent of npm or rubygems?
npm, python, rubygems
Solution
The `pip` tool is becoming the standard in equivalent of Ruby's gems.
Like `distribute`, `pip` uses the PyPI package repository (by default) for resolving and downloading dependencies.
`pip` can install dependencies from a file listing project dependencies (called `requirements.txt` by convention):
pip install -r requirements.txt
You can "freeze" the current packages on the Python path using pip as well:
pip freeze > requirements.txt
When used in combination with the `virtualenv` package, you can reliably create project Python environments with a project's required dependencies.
Problem
I've been looking around for a package manager that can be used with python. I want to list project dependencies in a file. For example ruby uses Gemfile where you can use bundle install. How can I achieve this in Python?