What does `-e .` in requirements.txt do?

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ansi2html
pytest
sphinx
tox
-e .

What does the last line, -e ., do?

It installs the package as [editable](https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/pip_install/#install-editable) — Cory Kramer, Jun 24 '18 at 13:14

score 13 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 08 '22 at 15:20

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Looking at the doc the "-e" option indicates

-e, --editable <path/url>

Install a project in editable mode (i.e. >setuptools “develop mode”) from a >local project path or a VCS url.

So the dot indicates the path, i.e the actual directory (see this for more information).

edited Aug 08 '22 at 15:20

kelaraj

answered Jun 24 '18 at 13:32

Norman

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