Integrating Uv, Conda and Pip without Going Crazy

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See also Conda, Pip, Virtualenv and Pyenv: Commands Compared

My current setup on MacOS is as follows:

• Manage virtualenvs with Conda
• Manage dependencies with uv but also use pip in some legacy projects
• Download, compile and sync dependencies with uv

Create and Activate a Conda Virtualenv

I recommend you set a specific Python version

• $ conda create -n my-venv python=3.9.16
• $ conda activate my-venv

Install uv into the newly-created Conda virtualenv using pip

(my-venv)$ pip install uv

Sync the Conda Virtualenv from a Legacy requirements.txt File Using Uv

(my-venv)$ uv pip sync requirements.txt

Compile Dependencies into a Legacy requirements.txt File

(my-venv)$ uv pip compile requirements.in -o requirements.txt