PDM - Python Dependency Manager Alternatives

Apps similar to PDM - Python Dependency Manager include Anaconda, which is free for personal use. Other options are UV, pixi, Conda and Poetry. You can choose from more than 10 Package Managers like PDM - Python Dependency Manager for Mac, Windows and Linux.

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  1. Anaconda icon
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    Completely free enterprise-ready Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Includes 100+ of the most popular Python packages for science, math, engineering, data analysis. Cross platform on Linux, Windows, Mac.

    24 Anaconda alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Python
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  2. UV icon
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    An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust.

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    • Mac
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  3. pixi icon
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    Powerful system-level package manager for Linux, macOS and Windows written in Rust – building on top of the Conda ecosystem.

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    • Windows
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  4. Conda icon
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    Conda is a package manager application that quickly installs, runs, and updates packages and their dependencies. The conda command is the primary interface for managing installations of various packages.

    14 Conda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Python
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  5. Poetry icon
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    Poetry helps you declare, manage and install dependencies of Python projects, ensuring you have the right stack everywhere. It's commands are intuitive and easy to use, with sensible defaults while still being configurable.

    14 Poetry alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
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    The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages.

    15 pip alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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  7. pyenv icon
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    Simple Python version management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Python
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  8. pipx icon
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    pipx is a tool to help you install and run end-user applications written in Python. It's roughly similar to macOS's brew, JavaScript's npx, and Linux's apt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
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  9. Miniconda icon
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    Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they both depend on, and a small number of other useful packages (like pip, zlib, and a few others).

    23 Miniconda alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Python
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  10. Rust Cargo icon
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    Cargo is the Rust package manager. Cargo downloads your Rust package’s dependencies, compiles your packages, makes distributable packages, and uploads them to crates.io, the Rust community’s package registry.

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    • Rust
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  11. Pipenv icon
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    Pipenv is a production-ready tool that aims to bring the best of all packaging worlds to the Python world. It harnesses Pipfile, pip, and virtualenv into one single command.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Python
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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