The command pip install -r requirements.txt
is used in Python projects to install all the dependencies listed in the requirements.txt
file.
Here's what each part means:
pip
: Python's package installer, used to install libraries and packages.install
: The command tellingpip
to install the specified packages.-r requirements.txt
: This option specifies the file (requirements.txt
) that contains a list of dependencies (libraries or packages) required for the project. Each line in the file typically contains the name of a package and optionally its version (e.g.,requests==2.25.1
).
So, running this command installs all the dependencies your project needs, making it easier to replicate your project's environment.