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ERROR: Cannot install package-a and package-b because these package versions have conflicting dependencies

ID: pip/inconsistent-requirements

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89%Fix Rate
91%Confidence
50Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

pip cannot find a set of package versions that satisfies all dependency constraints.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 90% success Use pip install --dry-run to see the conflict, then pin compatible versions 
    pip install --dry-run package-a package-b shows which versions conflict
  2. 88% success Use pipdeptree to visualize the dependency tree and find the conflict point 
    pipdeptree --warn silence shows the full tree; pipdeptree -p package shows deps for one package

    Sources: https://github.com/tox-dev/pipdeptree

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Using --force-reinstall 80% fail

    Installs incompatible versions; imports will fail at runtime

  2. Removing version constraints from requirements.txt 65% fail

    May install breaking versions of dependencies

Error Chain

Frequently confused with: