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Install pip-tools with Homebrew
Locking and sync for Pip requirements files. Version 7.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-13.
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overview
Package summary
Locking and sync for Pip requirements files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pip-compile
- pip-sync
history
Project history and usage
pip-tools is a community-maintained set of Python command-line tools for producing pinned requirements and synchronizing installed environments.
Project history
pip-tools evolved as a pair of focused commands around pip: pip-compile resolves abstract dependency declarations into pinned requirements, while pip-sync makes an environment match compiled files. The project is now maintained in the Jazzband organization.
Adoption history
pip-tools became a widely packaged companion to pip and is listed by the Python Packaging Authority among key packaging projects. Stewardship under Jazzband gives it a community-maintained project home, while integrations such as pre-commit support place dependency compilation in routine development workflows.
How it is used
pip-compile reads dependencies from pyproject.toml, setup.cfg, setup.py, or requirements.in and writes pinned requirements files. pip-sync then installs, upgrades, or removes packages so an environment matches those compiled files. Compilation should be performed for each target Python environment when dependency markers can produce platform-specific results.
Why package nerds care
pip-tools popularized a lightweight input-versus-lock workflow before Python standardized a universal application lock file: developers declare broad requirements, compile exact transitive pins, and synchronize environments to those pins. It remains attractive because its output is ordinary pip-compatible requirements files.
Timeline
- 2010s: pip-tools established the pip-compile and pip-sync workflow.
- Later development: Project stewardship moved under Jazzband and support expanded to modern pyproject.toml metadata and pip's backtracking resolver.
Related projects
- pip
- PyPI
- Jazzband
- pipenv
- Poetry
- uv
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:sync
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
<input-directory>/.pip-tools.toml<input-directory>/pyproject.toml- Windows
<input-directory>\.pip-tools.toml<input-directory>\pyproject.toml
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pip-compile | cli | global executable | |
pip-sync | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version7.6.1
manager updated2026-08-13
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://pip-tools.readthedocs.io
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://pip-tools.readthedocs.ionone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pip-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pip-tools |
| Homepage | https://pip-tools.readthedocs.io |
| Repository | https://github.com/jazzband/pip-tools |
| Upstream docs | https://pip-tools.readthedocs.io |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b4/07/a0e89bfdb5ec55b8d6ae28c3edf22a2331909325c9b01c364acc4448f6df/pip_tools-7.6.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-08-13T04:08:09Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pip-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation