The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when.

Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) 751, accepted March 31, aims to create a new file format for specifying dependencies that is machine-generated and human-readable.

The Python community is set to adopt PEP 751, an enhancement aimed at improving dependency management and installation reproducibility. PEP 751 introduces a standardised file format, pylock.toml, ...