Now that uv is here, will Python developers ever use pip again?

If you’ve been using Python for a while, you probably have a story about some tangled mess that pip got you into. The combination of pip and virtualenv has probably been the most common standard in Python for as long as I can remember it.

I think those days are gone, and any Python developer that sticks to the old way of doing things is going to move slower, it really is that simple.

For those who missed the memo, don’t worry — it’s easy to catch up. So let’s talk about uv, probably the most revolutionary thing to happen to the Python world in 2024.

So what is uv? Here’s the TLDR from Astral, the people behind it.

TL;DR: uv is an extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust, and designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools workflows.

uv represents a milestone in our pursuit of a “Cargo for Python”: a comprehensive Python project and package manager that’s fast, reliable, and easy to use.

As part of this release, we’re also taking stewardship of Rye, an experimental Python packaging tool from Armin Ronacher. We’ll maintain Rye as we expand uv into a unified successor project, to fulfill our shared vision for Python packaging. (Source — Astral Blog)