Non-VCS editable installs don’t freeze to editable requirements #5031
Description
- Pip version: 9.0.1
- Python version: 2.7.14
- Operating system: Ubuntu 17.10
Description:
I'm using local projects, i.e. non-VCS "editable" installs, in virtual environments during development. pip freeze translates them into requirements like
<name>==<vers>
instead of
-e <path>
This makes it hard to re-make the virtual environment based on the requirements recorded by pip freeze.
A naive fix would be
--- pip/__init__.py.orig 2018-02-17 11:34:52.767000000 +0100
+++ pip/__init__.py 2018-02-17 11:29:44.659000000 +0100
@@ -271,6 +271,13 @@
)
req = dist.as_requirement()
editable = False
+ elif dist_is_editable(dist) and not vcs.get_backend_name(location):
+ editable = True
+ req = location
+ comments.append(
+ '# Using local project as editable install to satisfy requirement'
+ )
+ else:
editable = False
req = dist.as_requirement()
specs = req.specs
Why are local projects seemingly not supported in pip freeze?
May be my question on Stack Overflow regarding this issue helps to explain my intention.