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brew install pixi v0.70.2 BSD-3-Clause

Rust-based package manager and environment manager for Python and other languages, inspired by Conda.

Why you might care

Pixi simplifies dependency management across Python, R, and system packages with a single lockfile, faster than traditional Conda. Use it to replace complex pip/venv/conda workflows with a single `pixi.toml` configuration; it's particularly useful for reproducible data science and ML projects, and works as a drop-in for teams moving away from Pipenv or Poetry.

Categories

package-manager language-runtime

Alternatives

conda Poetry pdm pipenv uv
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30-day installs · #1041
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365-day · #1111

Build dependencies

cmake pkgconf rust

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