What I want is, if my project depends on `package1==0.4.0` and there are new versions of package1, for uv to try install the newer version. and to do that for a) all the deps, simultaneously, b) without me explicitly stating the dependencies in the command line since they're already written in the pyproject.toml. an `uv refresh` of sorts
pyproject.toml’s dependency list specifies compatibility: we expect the program to run with versions that satisfy constraints.
If you want to specify an exact version as a validated configuration for a reproducible build with guaranteed functionality, well, that’s what the lock file is for.
In serious projects, I usually write that dependency section by hand so that I can specify the constraints that match my needs (e.g., what is the earliest version receiving security patches or the earliest version with the functionality I need?). In unserious projects, I’ll leave the constraints off entirely until a breakage is discovered in practice.
If `uv` is adding things with `==` constraints, that’s why upgrades are not occurring, but the solution is to relax the constraints to indicate where you are okay with upgrades happening.
Yeah, that's pretty much what I've been doing with my workaround script. And btw most of my projects are deeply unserious, and I do understand why one should not do that in any other scenario.
Still, I dream of `uv refresh` :D
pyproject.toml is meant to encode the actual constraints for when your app will function correctly, not hardcode exact versions, which is what the lockfile is for.
Though I do think with Python in particular it's probably better to manually upgrade when needed, rather than opportunistically require the latest, because Python can't handle two versions of the same package in one venv.
https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/depend...
package1>=0.4.0 means 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.100, 0.4.100.1 and so on
package1>=0.4 includes the above plus 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.6.0, 0.100.0 and so on
I think you're just specifying your dependency constraints wrong. What you're asking for is not what the `==` operator is for; you probably want `~=`.
[1]: I do sometimes write the title or the description. But never the deps themselves
uv add example>=0.4.0
Then it will update as you are thinking.