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

- **ID:** `python/pip-requirements-txt-malformed-line`
- **Domain:** python
- **Category:** data_error
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 80%

## Root Cause

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

## Version Compatibility

| Version | Status | Introduced | Deprecated |
|---------|--------|------------|------------|
| 3.x | active | — | — |

## 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

- **** — Parsing error occurs before installation logic. (90% fail)
- **** — Still parses the malformed requirement line. (85% fail)