python data_error ai_generated true

ERROR: Invalid requirement: 'requests=>2.0' (from line 3 of requirements.txt)

ID: python/pip-requirements-txt-malformed-line

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80%Fix Rate
86%Confidence
0Evidence
2025-09-02First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
3.x active — — —

Root Cause

Typo in operator (=> instead of >=) or malformed specifier in requirements file.

generic

中文

运算符拼写错误（=> 而非 >=）或 requirements 文件中的说明符格式错误。

Workarounds

  1. 95% success 
    sed -i 's/=>/>=/g' requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements.txt
  2. 85% success 
    python -m pip install --dry-run -r requirements.txt

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 90% fail

    Parsing error occurs before installation logic.

  2. 85% fail

    Still parses the malformed requirement line.