ActiveState Platform Free plan 9.1 Visit micropipenv
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- micropipenv is a lightweight pip wrapper for installing Python dependencies from requirements.txt, Pipenv, and Poetry lock files, or converting lock files to pip-tools compatible output.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Support
- The Thoth Station organization says the project is hibernating and directs people with urgent issues or contribution interest to contact its support repository.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- License
- The repository states that the project is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Dependency recovery
- For Pipenv, Poetry, and pip-tools formats, it can automatically recover when dependency installation order causes a failure.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Environment limitation
- It does not create or manage virtual environments; users can run it inside an activated environment or configure a target Python interpreter.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Install channels
- The project documents installation through PyPI with pip, Fedora with dnf, direct execution of its Python file, and availability in UBI, Fedora, and RHEL based container images.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Maker context
- The repository credits Project Thoth and Red Hat Inc. and names Fridolin Pokorny as the original author.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- OpenShift integration
- For newer Python 3 container images, the README says to set ENABLE_MICROPIPENV=1 to enable micropipenv features in the OpenShift s2i environment.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Optional TOML support
- The default installation has no dependencies and supports Pipfile.lock management; the toml extra enables manipulation of Pipfile and Poetry specific files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Requirements conversion
- Its requirements command converts Pipenv and Poetry lock data into output compatible with pip-tools.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Resolver limitation
- micropipenv does not implement a dependency resolver and instead uses the already resolved stack supplied by the lock file.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Security and compliance
- The project pages opened describe licensing and dependency handling but do not state a security certification or compliance program.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Supported formats
- It supports Pipenv files, Poetry files, pip-tools requirements files, and raw pip requirements.txt files.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
- Target use
- The project is designed for containerized Python applications and also describes use in CI, Kubernetes, and OpenShift deployments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
Plans and prices
micropipenv Free Open source · default install has no dependencies · TOML extra required for Pipfile or Poetry file manipulation Read 8 Oct 2026 · github.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Python Package Managers#16 of 277.7
