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Version: 2.12 (deprecated)

python

Options for Pants's Python backend.

Backend: pants.core

Config section: [python]

Basic options​

no_binary​

--python-no-binary="['<str>', '<str>', ...]"
PANTS_PYTHON_NO_BINARY
pants.toml
[python]
no_binary = [
    '<str>',
    '<str>',
    ...,
]
default: []

Do not use binary packages (i.e., wheels) for these 3rdparty projects.

Also accepts :all: to disable all binary packages.

Note that some packages are tricky to compile and may fail to install when this option is used on them. See https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_install/#install-no-binary for details.

Note: Only takes effect if you use Pex lockfiles. Set [python].lockfile_generator = "pex" and run the generate-lockfiles goal.

only_binary​

--python-only-binary="['<str>', '<str>', ...]"
PANTS_PYTHON_ONLY_BINARY
pants.toml
[python]
only_binary = [
    '<str>',
    '<str>',
    ...,
]
default: []

Do not use source packages (i.e., sdists) for these 3rdparty projects.

Also accepts :all: to disable all source packages.

Packages without binary distributions will fail to install when this option is used on them. See https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_install/#install-only-binary for details.

Note: Only takes effect if you use Pex lockfiles. Set [python].lockfile_generator = "pex" and run the generate-lockfiles goal.

Advanced options​

default_resolve​

--python-default-resolve=<str>
PANTS_PYTHON_DEFAULT_RESOLVE
pants.toml
[python]
default_resolve = <str>
default: python-default

The default value used for the resolve field.

The name must be defined as a resolve in [python].resolves.

enable_resolves​

--[no-]python-enable-resolves
PANTS_PYTHON_ENABLE_RESOLVES
pants.toml
[python]
enable_resolves = <bool>
default: False

Set to true to enable lockfiles for user code. See [python].resolves for an explanation of this feature.

Warning: the generate-lockfiles goal does not yet work if you have local requirements, regardless of using Pex vs. Poetry for the lockfile generator. Support is coming in a future Pants release. In the meantime, the workaround is to host the files in a custom repository with [python-repos] (https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.12/docs/python-third-party-dependencies#custom-repositories).

You may also run into issues generating lockfiles when using Poetry as the generator, rather than Pex. See the option [python].lockfile_generator for more information.

This option is mutually exclusive with [python].requirement_constraints. We strongly recommend using this option because it:

  1. Uses --hash to validate that all downloaded files are expected, which reduces the risk of supply chain attacks.
  2. Enforces that all transitive dependencies are in the lockfile, whereas constraints allow you to leave off dependencies. This ensures your build is more stable and reduces the risk of supply chain attacks.
  3. Allows you to have multiple lockfiles in your repository.

interpreter_constraints​

--python-interpreter-constraints="[<requirement>, <requirement>, ...]"
PANTS_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_CONSTRAINTS
pants.toml
[python]
interpreter_constraints = [
    <requirement>,
    <requirement>,
    ...,
]
default: 
[
  "CPython>=3.7,<4"
]

The Python interpreters your codebase is compatible with.

These constraints are used as the default value for the interpreter_constraints field of Python targets.

Specify with requirement syntax, e.g. 'CPython>=2.7,<3' (A CPython interpreter with version >=2.7 AND version <3) or 'PyPy' (A pypy interpreter of any version). Multiple constraint strings will be ORed together.

interpreter_versions_universe​

--python-interpreter-versions-universe="['<str>', '<str>', ...]"
PANTS_PYTHON_INTERPRETER_VERSIONS_UNIVERSE
pants.toml
[python]
interpreter_versions_universe = [
    '<str>',
    '<str>',
    ...,
]
default: 
[
  "2.7",
  "3.5",
  "3.6",
  "3.7",
  "3.8",
  "3.9",
  "3.10",
  "3.11"
]

All known Python major/minor interpreter versions that may be used by either your code or tools used by your code.

This is used by Pants to robustly handle interpreter constraints, such as knowing when generating lockfiles which Python versions to check if your code is using.

This does not control which interpreter your code will use. Instead, to set your interpreter constraints, update [python].interpreter_constraints, the interpreter_constraints field, and relevant tool options like [isort].interpreter_constraints to tell Pants which interpreters your code actually uses. See https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.12/docs/python-interpreter-compatibility.

All elements must be the minor and major Python version, e.g. '2.7' or '3.10'. Do not include the patch version.

invalid_lockfile_behavior​

--python-invalid-lockfile-behavior=<InvalidLockfileBehavior>
PANTS_PYTHON_INVALID_LOCKFILE_BEHAVIOR
pants.toml
[python]
invalid_lockfile_behavior = <InvalidLockfileBehavior>
one of: error, ignore, warn
default: error

The behavior when a lockfile has requirements or interpreter constraints that are not compatible with what the current build is using.

We recommend keeping the default of error for CI builds.

Note that warn will still expect a Pants lockfile header, it only won't error if the lockfile is stale and should be regenerated. Use ignore to avoid needing a lockfile header at all, e.g. if you are manually managing lockfiles rather than using the generate-lockfiles goal.

lockfile_generator​

--python-lockfile-generator=<LockfileGenerator>
PANTS_PYTHON_LOCKFILE_GENERATOR
pants.toml
[python]
lockfile_generator = <LockfileGenerator>
one of: pex, poetry
default: pex

Whether to use Pex or Poetry with the generate-lockfiles goal.

Poetry does not support these features:

  1. [python-repos] for custom indexes/cheeseshops.
  2. VCS (Git) requirements.
  3. [GLOBAL].ca_certs_path.

If you use any of these features, you should use Pex.

Several users have also had issues with how Poetry's lockfile generation handles environment markers for transitive dependencies; certain dependencies end up with nonsensical environment markers which cause the dependency to not be installed, then for Pants/Pex to complain the dependency is missing, even though it's in the lockfile. There is a workaround: for [python].resolves, manually create a python_requirement target for the problematic transitive dependencies so that they are seen as direct requirements, rather than transitive. For tool lockfiles, add the problematic transitive dependency to [tool].extra_requirements, e.g. [isort].extra_requirements. Then, regenerate the lockfile(s) with the generate-lockfiles goal. Alternatively, use Pex for generation.

Finally, installing from a Poetry-generated lockfile is slower than installing from a Pex lockfile. When using a Pex lockfile, Pants will only install the subset needed for the current task.

However, Pex lockfile generation is a new feature. Given how vast the Python packaging ecosystem is, it is possible you may experience edge cases / bugs we haven't yet covered. Bug reports are appreciated! https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/new/choose

Note that while Pex generates locks in a proprietary JSON format, you can use the /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/pants export goal for Pants to create a virtual environment for interoperability with tools like IDEs.

macos_big_sur_compatibility​

--[no-]python-macos-big-sur-compatibility
PANTS_PYTHON_MACOS_BIG_SUR_COMPATIBILITY
pants.toml
[python]
macos_big_sur_compatibility = <bool>
default: False

If set, and if running on MacOS Big Sur, use macosx_10_16 as the platform when building wheels. Otherwise, the default of macosx_11_0 will be used. This may be required for pip to be able to install the resulting distribution on Big Sur.

requirement_constraints​

--python-requirement-constraints=<file_option>
PANTS_PYTHON_REQUIREMENT_CONSTRAINTS
pants.toml
[python]
requirement_constraints = <file_option>
default: None

When resolving third-party requirements for your own code (vs. tools you run), use this constraints file to determine which versions to use.

Mutually exclusive with [python].enable_resolves, which we generally recommend as an improvement over constraints file.

See https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#constraints-files for more information on the format of constraint files and how constraints are applied in Pex and pip.

This only applies when resolving user requirements, rather than tools you run like Black and Pytest. To constrain tools, set [tool].lockfile, e.g. [black].lockfile.

resolve_all_constraints​

--[no-]python-resolve-all-constraints
PANTS_PYTHON_RESOLVE_ALL_CONSTRAINTS
pants.toml
[python]
resolve_all_constraints = <bool>
default: True

(Only relevant when using [python].requirement_constraints.) If enabled, when resolving requirements, Pants will first resolve your entire constraints file as a single global resolve. Then, if the code uses a subset of your constraints file, Pants will extract the relevant requirements from that global resolve so that only what's actually needed gets used. If disabled, Pants will not use a global resolve and will resolve each subset of your requirements independently.

Usually this option should be enabled because it can result in far fewer resolves.

resolver_manylinux​

--python-resolver-manylinux=<str>
PANTS_PYTHON_RESOLVER_MANYLINUX
pants.toml
[python]
resolver_manylinux = <str>
default: manylinux2014

Whether to allow resolution of manylinux wheels when resolving requirements for foreign linux platforms. The value should be a manylinux platform upper bound, e.g.: 'manylinux2010', or else the string 'no' to disallow.

resolves​

--python-resolves="{'key1': val1, 'key2': val2, ...}"
PANTS_PYTHON_RESOLVES
pants.toml
[python.resolves]
key1 = val1
key2 = val2
...
default: 
{
  "python-default": "3rdparty/python/default.lock"
}

A mapping of logical names to lockfile paths used in your project.

Many organizations only need a single resolve for their whole project, which is a good default and often the simplest thing to do. However, you may need multiple resolves, such as if you use two conflicting versions of a requirement in your repository.

If you only need a single resolve, run /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/pants generate-lockfiles to generate the lockfile.

If you need multiple resolves:

  1. Via this option, define multiple resolve names and their lockfile paths. The names should be meaningful to your repository, such as data-science or pants-plugins.
  2. Set the default with [python].default_resolve.
  3. Update your python_requirement targets with the resolve field to declare which resolve they should be available in. They default to [python].default_resolve, so you only need to update targets that you want in non-default resolves. (Often you'll set this via the python_requirements or poetry_requirements target generators)
  4. Run /home/josh/work/scie-pants/dist/pants generate-lockfiles to generate the lockfiles. If the results aren't what you'd expect, adjust the prior step.
  5. Update any targets like python_source / python_sources, python_test / python_tests, and pex_binary which need to set a non-default resolve with the resolve field.

If a target can work with multiple resolves, you can either use the parametrize mechanism or manually create a distinct target per resolve. See https://www.pantsbuild.org/v2.12/docs/targets for information about parametrize.

For example:

python_sources(
    resolve=parametrize("data-science", "web-app"),
)

You can name the lockfile paths what you would like; Pants does not expect a certain file extension or location.

Only applies if [python].enable_resolves is true.

resolves_generate_lockfiles​

--[no-]python-resolves-generate-lockfiles
PANTS_PYTHON_RESOLVES_GENERATE_LOCKFILES
pants.toml
[python]
resolves_generate_lockfiles = <bool>
default: True

If False, Pants will not attempt to generate lockfiles for [python].resolves when running the generate-lockfiles goal.

This is intended to allow you to manually generate lockfiles as a workaround for the issues described in the [python].lockfile_generator option, if you are not yet ready to use Pex.

If you set this to False, Pants will not attempt to validate the metadata headers for your user lockfiles. This is useful so that you can keep [python].invalid_lockfile_behavior to error or warn if you'd like so that tool lockfiles continue to be validated, while user lockfiles are skipped.

resolves_to_interpreter_constraints​

--python-resolves-to-interpreter-constraints="{'key1': val1, 'key2': val2, ...}"
PANTS_PYTHON_RESOLVES_TO_INTERPRETER_CONSTRAINTS
pants.toml
[python.resolves_to_interpreter_constraints]
key1 = val1
key2 = val2
...
default: {}

Override the interpreter constraints to use when generating a resolve's lockfile with the generate-lockfiles goal.

By default, each resolve from [python].resolves will use your global interpreter constraints set in [python].interpreter_constraints. With this option, you can override each resolve to use certain interpreter constraints, such as {'data-science': ['==3.8.*']}.

Warning: this does NOT impact the interpreter constraints used by targets within the resolve, which is instead set by the option [python.interpreter_constraints and the interpreter_constraints field. It only impacts how the lockfile is generated.

Pants will validate that the interpreter constraints of your code using a resolve are compatible with that resolve's own constraints. For example, if your code is set to use ['==3.9.'] via the interpreter_constraints field, but it's using a resolve whose interpreter constraints are set to ['==3.7.'], then Pants will error explaining the incompatibility.

The keys must be defined as resolves in [python].resolves.

run_against_entire_lockfile​

--[no-]python-run-against-entire-lockfile
PANTS_PYTHON_RUN_AGAINST_ENTIRE_LOCKFILE
pants.toml
[python]
run_against_entire_lockfile = <bool>
default: False

If enabled, when running binaries, tests, and repls, Pants will use the entire lockfile file instead of just the relevant subset.

We generally do not recommend this if [python].lockfile_generator is set to "pex" thanks to performance enhancements we've made. When using Pex lockfiles, you should get similar performance to using this option but without the downsides mentioned below.

Otherwise, if not using Pex lockfiles, this option can improve performance and reduce cache size. But it has two consequences: 1) All cached test results will be invalidated if any requirement in the lockfile changes, rather than just those that depend on the changed requirement. 2) Requirements unneeded by a test/run/repl will be present on the sys.path, which might in rare cases cause their behavior to change.

This option does not affect packaging deployable artifacts, such as PEX files, wheels and cloud functions, which will still use just the exact subset of requirements needed.

tailor_ignore_solitary_init_files​

--[no-]python-tailor-ignore-solitary-init-files
PANTS_PYTHON_TAILOR_IGNORE_SOLITARY_INIT_FILES
pants.toml
[python]
tailor_ignore_solitary_init_files = <bool>
default: True

Don't tailor python_sources targets for solitary __init__.py files, as those usually exist as import scaffolding rather than true library code.

Set to False if you commonly have packages containing real code in __init__.py and there are no other .py files in the package.

tailor_pex_binary_targets​

--[no-]python-tailor-pex-binary-targets
PANTS_PYTHON_TAILOR_PEX_BINARY_TARGETS
pants.toml
[python]
tailor_pex_binary_targets = <bool>
default: True

Tailor pex_binary() targets for Python entry point files.

tailor_requirements_targets​

--[no-]python-tailor-requirements-targets
PANTS_PYTHON_TAILOR_REQUIREMENTS_TARGETS
pants.toml
[python]
tailor_requirements_targets = <bool>
default: True

Tailor python_requirements() targets for requirements files.

Deprecated options​

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