These changes add support for
```
uv python pin 3.12 --global
```
This adds the specified version to a `.python-version` file in the
user-level config directory. uv will now use the user-level version as a
fallback if no version is found in the project directory or its
ancestors.
Closes#4972
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Similar to https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/11399
This adds `UV_NO_BUILD` and `UV_NO_BUILD_PACKAGE` environment variables
for non-pip commands.
## Test Plan
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Tested manually and with snapshot tests.
Fixes#11963
Signed-off-by: Alex Lowe <alex@lowe.dev>
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Closes#11285
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/11437
This changes `-p` from an alias of `--python-version` to `--python`
while retaining backwards compatibility for `--python-version`-like
fallback behavior when the requested version, e.g., `-p 3.12`, cannot be
found.
This was initially implemented with a hidden `--python-legacy` flag
which allows us to special case the short `-p` flag — unlike the
implementation in #11437. However, after further discussion, we decided
the behavior difference between `-p` and `--python` would be confusing
so now `-p` is an alias for `--python` and `--python` is special-cased
when a version is used.
Additionally, we now respect the `UV_PYTHON` environment variable, but
it is ignored when `--python-version` is set. If you want different
`--python-version` and `--python` values, you must do so explicitly. I
considered banning this, but it is valid for e.g. `--python pypy
--python-version 3.12`
Unlike https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/10222, this does not respect
`UV_PYTHON` in `uv python uninstall` (continuing to require an explicit
target there) which I think is simpler and matches our `.python-version`
file behavior.
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Co-authored-by: Choudhry Abdullah <choudhry347@choudhrys-air-2.trinity.local>
Co-authored-by: Aria Desires <aria.desires@gmail.com>
## Summary
The environment is located at a stable path within the cache, based on
the script's absolute path.
If a lockfile exists for the script, then we use our standard lockfile
semantics (i.e., update the lockfile if necessary, etc.); if not, we
just do a `uv pip sync` (roughly).
Example usage:
```
❯ uv init --script hello.py
Initialized script at `hello.py`
❯ uv add --script hello.py requests
Updated `hello.py`
❯ cargo run sync --script hello.py
Using script environment at: /Users/crmarsh/.cache/uv/environments-v1/hello-84e289fe3f6241a0
Resolved 5 packages in 3ms
Installed 5 packages in 12ms
+ certifi==2025.1.31
+ charset-normalizer==3.4.1
+ idna==3.10
+ requests==2.32.3
+ urllib3==2.3.0
```
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/6637.
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## Summary
This adds `NO_BINARY` and `NO_BINARY_PACKAGE` environment variables to
the uv CLI, allowing the user to specify packages to build from source
using environment variables. Its not a complete fix for #4291 as it does
not handle the `pip` subcommand.
## Test Plan
This was tested by running `uv sync` with various `UV_NO_BINARY` and
`UV_NO_BINARY_PACKAGE` environment variables set and checking that the
correct set of packages were compiled rather than taken from pre-built
wheels.
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I think `UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT` is too complicated for use-cases where
the user wants to sync to the active environment. I don't see a
compelling reason not to make opt-in easier. I see a lot of questions
about how to deal with this warning in the issue tracker, but it seems
painful to collect them here for posterity.
A notable behavior here — we'll treat this as equivalent to
`UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT` so... if you point us to a valid virtual
environment that needs to be recreated for some reason (e.g., new Python
version request), we'll happily delete it and start over.
## Summary
Fixes a recurring typo.
## Details
There's a typo appearing in a particular sentence...
> Ignore package dependencies, instead only add those packages
explicitly listed on the command line to the resulting **the**
requirements file.
... used in:
* `crates/uv-cli/src/lib.rs`
* `crates/uv-settings-src-settings.rs`
* `docs/reference/settings.md`
* `uv.schem.json`
Docs, comments and a CLI command description seem affected.
This PR fixes it.
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I'm sorry, but I was writing some new content here and the inconsistent
wrapping was very hard to maintain and I didn't want to muddy the diff
there with reflowing.
I don't think we need to be strict about the reflow (I'm not sure we
even can be) but some of these were very far off from our typical wrap
length.
We'll probably end up shipping but we were moving ahead with this on the
basis that pip may not even ship this, so let's play it safe and wait
for a bit.
Ultimately this is a lot of settings plumbing and a couple minor pieces
of Actual Logic (which are so simple I have to assume there's something
missing, but maybe not!).
Note this "needlessly" use DevDependencyGroup since it costs nothing, is
more futureproof, and lets us maintain one primary interface (we just
pass `false` for all the dev arguments).
Fixes#8590Fixes#8969
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## Summary
I use `uv` for automation on remote hosts and it would be useful to have
it be able to tell me the supported versions of python (for the remote
machine) in a machine readable manner so I do not need to parse `uv
python list`.
This change adds `--format (json|text)` to `uv python list` to make it's
output machine readable
Loosely related:
- https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/411
## Test Plan
Manually tested via
```
# quick inspection without pretty print
cargo run -- python list --format json
```
### Short example of output (trimmed down)
Cmd: `cargo run -- python list --format json | jq '.[:2]'`
```json
[
{
"key": "cpython-3.13.1+freethreaded-linux-x86_64-gnu",
"version": "3.13.1",
"version_parts": {
"major": 3,
"minor": 13,
"patch": 1
},
"path": null,
"symlink": null,
"url": "https://github.com/astral-sh/python-build-standalone/releases/download/20241219/cpython-3.13.1%2B20241219-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu-freethreaded%2Bpgo%2Blto-full.tar.zst",
"os": "linux",
"variant": "freethreaded",
"implementation": "cpython",
"arch": "x86_64",
"libc": "gnu"
},
{
"key": "cpython-3.13.1-linux-x86_64-gnu",
"version": "3.13.1",
"version_parts": {
"major": 3,
"minor": 13,
"patch": 1
},
"path": "/usr/bin/python3.13",
"symlink": null,
"url": null,
"os": "linux",
"variant": "default",
"implementation": "cpython",
"arch": "x86_64",
"libc": "gnu"
}
]
```
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## Summary
Resolves#5952
Add a `--path` option to `uv pip freeze` to be compatible with `pip
freeze`
## Test Plan
New snapshot tests
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## Summary
You can now run `uv tree --script main.py` to show the dependency tree
for a given script. If a lockfile doesn't exist, it will create one.
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/7328.
## Summary
You can now run `uv lock --script main.py` to lock a given script
(though as of this PR, the script itself isn't used anywhere).
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/6318.
## Summary
Closes#7913 by adding an optional `--description` argument to `uv init`
that fills the description field in the pyproject.toml with the supplied
arg value.
Updated `uv init` docs to describe this new optional argument.
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## Test Plan
Added snapshot tests in `uv/crates/uv/tests/it/init.rs` to test this
functionality.
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## Summary
`uv run --exact` will remove any unnecessary packages prior to running
the given command. (By default, `uv run` uses "inexact" semantics.)
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/7838.
## Summary
This PR makes the behavior in https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/pull/9827
the default: we try to select the latest supported package version for
each supported Python version, but we still optimize for choosing fewer
versions when stratifying by platform.
However, you can opt out with `--fork-strategy fewest`.
Closes https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/7190.
When publishing, we currently ask the user to set `--publish-url` to the
upload URL and `--check-url` to the simple index URL, or the equivalent
configuration keys. But that's redundant with the `[[tool.uv.index]]`
declaration. Instead, we extend `[[tool.uv.index]]` with a `publish-url`
entry and allow passing `uv publish --index <name>`.
`uv publish --index <name>` requires the `pyproject.toml` to be present
when publishing, unlike using `--publish-url ... --check-url ...` which
can be used e.g. in CI without a checkout step. `--index` also always
uses the check URL feature to aid upload consistency.
The documentation tries to explain both approaches together, which
overlap for the check URL feature.
Fixes#8864
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Addresses #6805
## Summary
This PR adds a `--gui-script` flag to `uv run` that allows running
Python scripts with `pythonw.exe` on Windows, regardless of file
extension. This solves the issue where users need to maintain duplicate
`.py` and `.pyw` files to run the same script with and without a console
window.
The implementation follows the pattern established by the existing
`--script` flag, but uses `pythonw.exe` instead of `python.exe` on
Windows. On non-Windows platforms, the flag is present but returns an
error indicating it's Windows-only functionality.
Changes:
- Added `--gui-script` flag (Windows-only)
- Added Windows test to verify GUI script behavior
- Added non-Windows test to verify proper error message
- Updated CLI documentation
## Test Plan
The changes are tested through:
1. New Windows-specific test that verifies:
- Script runs successfully with `pythonw.exe` when using `--gui-script`
- Console output is suppressed in GUI mode but visible in regular mode
- Same script can be run both ways without modification
2. New non-Windows test that verifies:
- Appropriate error message when `--gui-script` is used on non-Windows
platforms
3. Documentation updates to clearly indicate Windows-only functionality
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## Summary
This PR adds `--install-dir` argument for the following commands:
- `uv python install`
- `uv python uninstall`
The `UV_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR` env variable can be used to set it
(previously it was also used internally).
Any more commands we would want to add this to?
## Test Plan
For now just manual test (works on my machine hehe)
```
❯ ./target/debug/uv python install --install-dir /tmp/pythons 3.8.12
Searching for Python versions matching: Python 3.8.12
Installed Python 3.8.12 in 4.31s
+ cpython-3.8.12-linux-x86_64-gnu
❯ /tmp/pythons/cpython-3.8.12-linux-x86_64-gnu/bin/python --help
usage: /tmp/pythons/cpython-3.8.12-linux-x86_64-gnu/bin/python [option] ... [-c cmd | -m mod | file | -] [arg] ...
```
Open to add some tests after the initial feedback.
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