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On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:35:04 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:19:35 +0000, Pancho wrote:
> 
>> I would want my python app to work independently of some eccentricity
>> of the machine I develop on.
> 
> Better still, document your dependencies, and include a list of them in
> the installation procedure for your app.

That's where 'pip freeze > requirements.txt' comes in. Use the -l argument 
if the venv referenced the system site-packages or it will be a huge list.