switch to pipenv?

[ltalirz]

currently, we have a list of required python packages in the setup.py (versions not fixed), and a set of fixed versions in requirements.txt and requirements-optional.txt.

One common issue is that even for fixed packages versions, the versions of dependencies of these packages can still change - this issue is addressed by pipenv.

It turns out we already have a Pipfile in the repository but it isn't mentioned anywhere.

[fekad]

Conda env can be also a good alternative too. It is quite easy to use.

[CasperWA]

Closing this issue, as I believe we in other issues have decided to use the current setup, i.e., have ~= specified dependencies in setup.py and then check the dependencies with GitHub Actions CI through special requirements.txt used only for these tests.