uv

Next, let’s start installing the tools we need to build and run our Python applications. We’ll start with uv, an extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust. uv offers:

🚀 A single tool to replace pip, pip-tools, pipx, poetry, pyenv, twine, virtualenv, and more.
🐍 An easy way to install and manage Python versions.
🗂️ Comprehensive project management, with a universal lockfile.
💾 Disk-space efficiency, with a global cache for dependency deduplication.
🖥️ Support for Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Install uv

To install and enable uv, run the following commands:

Install uv via the official install script:

user:~$ curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/`uv`/install.sh | sh

Add the following line to .bashrc to enable it gloabally:
```
user:~$ echo '. "$HOME/.cargo/env"' >> ~/.bashrc
```
Note

The .bashrc file in this repository includes the line above, so you can skip this step if you’re using it.

Usage

To create a new virtual environment using uv, run the following command:

user:~$ uv venv

If you want to give a specific name to the virtual environment, you can do so by running:

user:~$ uv venv myenv

To use a specific Python version, you can specify it with the --python flag:

user:~$ uv venv --python 3.12

To install a package, you can use the uv pip install command:

user:~$ uv pip install mypackage

For more information on how to use uv and its features, you can check the official documentation.