venv-patcher

Patch the packages in your Python virtual environment. See what you patched. Undo it at any time.

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Introduction

Start here if you are new to venv-patcher.

• About venv-patcher

• Install venv-patcher

Quickstart

Try it out in a few minutes.

• venv-patcher in 5 minutes

• Everyday tasks

Concepts

The words venv-patcher uses, and how it works inside.

• Glossary

• How it works

• Compared to other ways

venv-patcher command

The full reference of the command line. There is one page per command.

• Overview and common options

Command	What it does
apply	Apply the patches of a patches file
list	Show what is patched
reset	Undo all patches

Configuration

What venv-patcher reads, and what it stores.

• The patches file

• The manifest

Guides

Step by step help for one task each.

• Write a patch

• Use a patch from upstream

• Pin a patch with sha256sum

• Work on a patch

• Many packages and files

• Upgrade a patched package

• Use it in CI

Architecture

How the code is built, and which git commands each command runs.

• Architecture

• Git call diagrams

Contributing

• Development

• Documentation