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.

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