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Title: Allow non-`uv` based `requirements.txt` generation · Issue #565 · usethis-python/usethis-python · GitHub

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Description: Motivation The CLI describes usethis tool requirements.txt thus: Use a requirements.txt file exported from the uv lockfile. It's worth thinking about how this can be less uv-centric. We could do unpleasant things like add pip as a depend...

Open Graph Description: Motivation The CLI describes usethis tool requirements.txt thus: Use a requirements.txt file exported from the uv lockfile. It's worth thinking about how this can be less uv-centric. We could do un...

X Description: Motivation The CLI describes usethis tool requirements.txt thus: Use a requirements.txt file exported from the uv lockfile. It's worth thinking about how this can be less uv-centric. We could d...

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