Python environment management

TL;DR

• Want simplicity? Use venv.
• Want to look cool in front of your team? Use Poetry.
• Stuck in a conservative workplace or older project? Go Pipenv.
• Need data science tools? Embrace Conda.

Difference

pipenv

Pipenv is a tool that only manage dependency, and automatically create a virtual environment.

You manage dependencies with Pipfile and Pipfile.lock, and it works well if you also maintain requirements.txt files.

Poetry

Poetry is designed to handle dependencies, packaging, and project setup in one tool.

You manage dependencies with pyproject.toml files, which are becoming a standard in Python projects.