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+A summary of package management tools in the Python ecosystem
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+|                                                                        | poetry | pipenv | pip | virtualenv | setup.py | twine | pyenv | pipsi |
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+| installs abstract dependencies                                         | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✔️   | ✖️          | ✔️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| installs concrete dependencies                                         | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✔️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| isolates Python environments                                           | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✖️   | ✔️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✔️     |
+| captures packaging metadata (name, version, author, etc)               | ✔️      | ✖️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✔️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| file format based on a PEP                                             | ✔️      | ✖️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✔️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| automatically creates virtual environments                              | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| generates concrete dependencies from abstract dependencies (requirements.txt or lock file) | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✔️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| can generate lock file with hashes                                     | ✔️      | ✔️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| builds packages suitable for distribution on PyPI                       | ✔️      | ✖️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✔️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| publishes packages to PyPI                                               | ✔️      | ✖️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✔️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| can enter shell for virtual environment                                | ✖️      | ✔️      | ✖️   | ✔️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✖️     |
+| installs specific Python versions to system                            | ✖️      | ✔️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✔️     | ✖️     |
+| globally installs and sandboxes Python packages that have command-line entry points | ✖️      | ✖️      | ✖️   | ✖️          | ✖️        | ✖️     | ✖️     | ✔️     |
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+Disclaimer: I did not author or maintain any of these tools and strive to keep this list as impartial as possible.
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+This information is accurate to the best of my knowledge. If anything is incorrect or missing please submit a pull request or create an issue.