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Setting up a Python environment using uv
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uv cheatsheet

Installing uv

  • Linux:

      curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh

  • Windows:

      powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -c "irm https://astral.sh/uv/install.ps1 | iex"

Making a new project with uv

uv init

Setting cache directory

setenv UV_CACHE_DIR <cache_dir>

Populate the project

uv sync

Running commands

  • Option 1:

    source .venv/bin/activate
python myscript.py

  • Option 2:

    uv run myscript.py

Adding dependencies

uv add numpy>=2.0

Pinning python version

uv python pin 3.12.9

All-in-one

uvx --with pandas,pyarrow ipython
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