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languages.python.enable

Whether to enable tools for Python development.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.package

The Python package to use.

Type: package

Default: pkgs.python3

languages.python.directory

The Python project’s root directory. Defaults to the root of the devenv project. Can be an absolute path or one relative to the root of the devenv project.

Type: string

Default: config.devenv.root

Example: "./directory"

languages.python.libraries

Additional libraries to make available to the Python interpreter.

This is useful when you want to use Python wheels that depend on native libraries.

Type: list of path

Default:

[ "${config.devenv.dotfile}/profile" ]

languages.python.manylinux.enable

Whether to install manylinux2014 libraries.

Enabled by default on linux;

This is useful when you want to use Python wheels that depend on manylinux2014 libraries.

Type: boolean

Default: true

languages.python.poetry.enable

Whether to enable poetry.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.poetry.package

The Poetry package to use.

Type: package

Default: pkgs.poetry

languages.python.poetry.activate.enable

Whether to activate the poetry virtual environment automatically.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.enable

Whether to enable poetry install during devenv initialisation.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.poetry.install.allExtras

Whether to install all extras. See --all-extras.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.compile

Whether poetry install should compile Python source files to bytecode.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.extras

Which extras to install. See --extras.

Type: list of string

Default: [ ]

languages.python.poetry.install.groups

Which dependency groups to install. See --with.

Type: list of string

Default: [ ]

languages.python.poetry.install.ignoredGroups

Which dependency groups to ignore. See --without.

Type: list of string

Default: [ ]

languages.python.poetry.install.installRootPackage

Whether the root package (your project) should be installed. See --no-root

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.onlyGroups

Which dependency groups to exclusively install. See --only.

Type: list of string

Default: [ ]

languages.python.poetry.install.onlyInstallRootPackage

Whether to only install the root package (your project) should be installed, but no dependencies. See --only-root

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.quiet

Whether poetry install should avoid outputting messages during devenv initialisation.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.poetry.install.verbosity

What level of verbosity the output of poetry install should have.

Type: one of “no”, “little”, “more”, “debug”

Default: "no"

languages.python.uv.enable

Whether to enable uv.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.uv.package

The uv package to use.

Type: package

Default: pkgs.uv

languages.python.uv.sync.enable

Whether to enable uv sync during devenv initialisation.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.uv.sync.allExtras

Whether to install all extras. See --all-extras.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.uv.sync.extras

Which extras to install. See --extra.

Type: list of string

Default: [ ]

languages.python.venv.enable

Whether to enable Python virtual environment.

Type: boolean

Default: false

Example: true

languages.python.venv.quiet

Whether pip install should avoid outputting messages during devenv initialisation.

Type: boolean

Default: false

languages.python.venv.requirements

Contents of pip requirements.txt file. This is passed to pip install -r during devenv shell initialisation.

Type: null or strings concatenated with “\n” or path

Default: null

languages.python.version

The Python version to use. This automatically sets the languages.python.package using nixpkgs-python.

Type: null or string

Default: null

Example: "3.11 or 3.11.2"