bazel-contrib/rules_python

Enable `pip.dep` to be used for concrete dependency management

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#3,916 opened on Jul 10, 2026

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Description

🚀 feature request

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This is an extension of the existing pip.dep feature: https://rules-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/api/rules_python/python/extensions/pip.html#pip.dep.

Description

pip.dep today is only used for abstract dependency management. The concrete dependencies still must come through pip.parse and a requirements.txt file.

Describe the solution you'd like

It would be nice to be able to specify dependencies / version requirements entirely in MODULE.bazel using pip.dep. This is similar to how the crate_universe feature works in rules_rust.

Describe alternatives you've considered

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