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pipdeptree_library_api_dependency_graph_filter_by_package.py
pythonProgrammatically inspect the Python dependency tree and filter for specific p
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pipdeptree_library_api_dependency_graph_filter_by_package.py
11. # Note: pipdeptree is primarily a command-line tool.
22. # The official way to use it as a library involves importing its internal API:
33.
44. from pipdeptree._models import PackageDAG
55. from pipdeptree._discovery import get_installed_distributions
66.
77. # 1. Get all installed distributions in the current environment
88. pkgs = get_installed_distributions()
99.
1010. # 2. Build the Dependency Graph
1111. tree = PackageDAG.from_pkgs(pkgs)
1212.
1313. # 3. Example: Filter the tree to show dependencies of a specific package (e.g., 'flask')
1414. # This mimics the CLI command: pipdeptree -p flask
1515. flask_tree = tree.filter_nodes(include={'flask'}, exclude=None)
1616.
1717. # 4. Print the resulting tree structure
1818. for parent, children in flask_tree.items():
1919. print(f"{parent.project_name} ({parent.version})")
2020. for child in children:
2121. print(f" - {child.project_name} (requires {child.specifier})")