The recommendation is typically: setup.py for libraries, requirements.txt for applications. But you may also use requirements.txt for specific tasks associated with a library, like building the docs. Donald wrote a blog post which better explains what these two formats do:https://caremad.io/posts/2013/07/setup-vs-requirement/
On Mon, May 7, 2018, at 7:48 AM, Carles Sala Cladellas wrote: > Hello here! > > TL;DR: Should I use requirements.txt, or should I have my > dependencies only listed inside setup.py?> > Long version: > > The two most common ways to have dependencies listed in a python > package are either having them listed both in setup.py and > requirements.txt files, or having them only listed in > requirements.txt and then import them using some `parse_requirements` > methods.> > In the projects which I am currently working on there are five lists > of requirements:> - requirements.txt > - requirements_test.txt > - requirements_dev.txt > - install_requires inside setup.py > - tests_require inside setup.py > > I wanted to remove duplicities, so I thought about removing the > setup.py lists and parse the dependencies from the > requirements*.txt files.> > But then I came across this, https://stackoverflow.com/a/28842733, > which recommends using a `dev` entry in `extras_require` and then > using `pip install -e .[dev]` to install them, which could be easily > extended to also have a `pip install -e .[test]`.> > I find this a very clean option, since it reduces the amount of files > the repository and makes setup.py and makes setup.py self-contained.> > Are any known drawbacks to this approach? Is it a good way to go? > > Regards, > > -- Carles Sala Cladellas car...@pythiac.com / +34 666 278 679 > https://www.pythiac.com Pythia Consulting - Data Science as a Service> -- > Distutils-SIG mailing list > distutils-sig@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ > Message archived at > https://mail.python.org/mm3/archives/list/distutils-sig@python.org/message/OQW4VU36WWGESOAYLTV6WWDKX2RKHRD4/
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