Install a local project in editable development mode with pip install -e
domain: python-dependency-management · 3 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Run python -m pip install -e . from the project directory, which must contain a pyproject.toml or setup.py.
For a subpackage use a path such as python -m pip install -e ./subpkg.
Edits to the source take effect without reinstalling the package.
Known gotchas
Editable installs depend on PEP 660 build-backend support; older projects may need setuptools and wheel configured as their backend.
pip freeze shows an editable as a git URL or a local path line rather than a plain version.
If you later publish the environment snapshot, exclude editable lines or use --exclude-editable in pip freeze.
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