sort-requirements

A simple script to sort python dependencies in requirement text files.

Installation

Installing this tool is easily done using pip. Assuming pip is installed just run the following from the command line:

$ pip install sort-requirements

This command will download the latest version from the Python Package Index and install it to your system. More information about pip and pypi can be found here:

• install pip
• pypi

Alternatively you can install from the distribution using the setup.py script:

$ python setup.py install

You could also install the development version by running the following:

$ pip install sort-requirements==dev

Or simple install from a clone of the git repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/rehandalal/sort-requirements.git
$ mkvirtualenv sort-requirements
$ pip install --editable .

Usage

To use this tool simply run the following from the command line:

$ sort-requirements my-requirements-file.txt

Please make sure to replace my-requirements-file.txt with the path to your requirements file(s).

If you only want to get a list of files that need sorting, without actually writing any changes to the files, use the --check flag:

$ sort-requirements --check my-requirements-file.txt another-file.txt

For even more options use the --help flag:

$ sort-requirements --help