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Replace virtualenv with pipenv package manager #400

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daksha-aeer opened this issue Jan 18, 2020 · 0 comments
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Replace virtualenv with pipenv package manager #400

daksha-aeer opened this issue Jan 18, 2020 · 0 comments

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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The mentorship backend currently uses the virtualenv package manager. It track of installed packages with requirements.txt file. However a better option is available in form of pipenv.

Describe the solution you'd like
pipenv advantages

  1. Instead of having to save dependency names using pip freeze > requirements.txt pipenv automatically documents installed dependencies to Pipfile
  2. Creates a dependency graph using Pipfile.lock file. This keeps track of complex inter dependencies between packages.

Describe alternatives you've considered
Other package managers like --venv. It comes by default with Python3 and is very similar to virtualenv

Additional context
Shall make a PR soon

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