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CLI to display dependency tree of the installed Python packages. Version 4.2.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-11.
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Package summary
CLI to display dependency tree of the installed Python packages
Project links
Commands and aliases
- pipdeptree
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Project history and usage
pipdeptree is a Python packaging diagnostic tool that renders dependency relationships rather than presenting only a flat inventory of installed distributions.
Project history
pipdeptree originated as a command-line inspector for dependencies already installed in a Python environment. Its scope later expanded to include richer renderers, summary metrics, programmatic rendering, lock-file input, and pre-install resolution from package indexes.
Adoption history
The project is maintained under the tox-dev GitHub organization and is distributed as both a Python package and a Homebrew formula.
How it is used
Run `pipdeptree` in a Python environment to inspect installed packages, use reverse mode to explain why a dependency is present, and select JSON or graph formats for downstream tooling.
Warnings can identify incompatible requirements and dependency cycles; filtering and depth controls help investigate large environments.
Modern releases can also resolve requirements from an index before installation or render dependency information from a PEP 751 lock file.
Why package nerds care
pipdeptree makes installed-package metadata legible as a graph, exposing transitive dependencies, reverse relationships, version conflicts, and cycles that a flat `pip freeze` listing obscures.
Its machine-readable JSON, Mermaid, Graphviz, and freeze-style output makes it useful in packaging audits, CI checks, visualization, and troubleshooting.
Timeline
- Current era: Maintained by tox-dev with dedicated documentation and support for text, JSON, Mermaid, Graphviz, lock-file, and package-index workflows.
Related projects
- pip supplies the installed distributions and metadata that pipdeptree traditionally inspects.
- The official pipgrip documentation contrasts pipdeptree's installed-environment inspection with pipgrip's pre-install dependency resolution.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pipdeptree. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
pipdeptree | cli | global executable |
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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 version4.2.5
manager updated2026-09-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/tox-dev/pipdeptree
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/tox-dev/pipdeptreenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:pipdeptree |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pipdeptree |
| Homepage | https://github.com/tox-dev/pipdeptree |
| Repository | https://github.com/tox-dev/pipdeptree |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/f9/5f/26e1ee6608d88fc5d8cc7594466c952e02ce70ee33a6749225a2ad0b41ab/pipdeptree-4.2.2.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-09-11T13:00:56Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | python@3.14 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja, rust |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | pipdeptree |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation