micropipenv

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Dependency recovery

For Pipenv, Poetry, and pip-tools formats, it can automatically recover when dependency installation order causes a failure.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Environment limitation

It does not create or manage virtual environments; users can run it inside an activated environment or configure a target Python interpreter.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

License

The repository states that the project is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3 or later.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Maker context

The repository credits Project Thoth and Red Hat Inc. and names Fridolin Pokorny as the original author.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Requirements conversion

Its requirements command converts Pipenv and Poetry lock data into output compatible with pip-tools.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Resolver limitation

micropipenv does not implement a dependency resolver and instead uses the already resolved stack supplied by the lock file.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Security and compliance

The project pages opened describe licensing and dependency handling but do not state a security certification or compliance program.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Support

The Thoth Station organization says the project is hibernating and directs people with urgent issues or contribution interest to contact its support repository.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Supported formats

It supports Pipenv files, Poetry files, pip-tools requirements files, and raw pip requirements.txt files.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

Target use

The project is designed for containerized Python applications and also describes use in CI, Kubernetes, and OpenShift deployments.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026

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