PackMap - Python Package Dependency Finding Utility

PackMap is a simple utility which finds all packages required by a given Python package. It does this by installing the package and all of its dependencies into a clean temporary virtual environment and probing installed components for their actual requirements.

• GitHub: jmvrbanac/PackMap

Installation:

PackMap is available on PyPI and can be installed with pip:

pip install packmap

Usage:

Checking the dependencies of a package on PyPI:

packmap lplight --pdf-results

Checking the dependencies of a package on your hard drive:

packmap lplight --install-type path --install-path /path/to/package --pdf-results

Results:

PackMap output's two different type of results; JSON and PDF.

• JSON results: Gives you the ability to parse through the results for yourself to find changes in version numbers or requirement specs.
• PDF results: Produces an graph for easier viewing and consumption.