Hatch seems amazing, uses pip rather than an in-house installer, and I want to use it.
However, I have searched through the internet and found many indications that hatch should come with an install command accessed via hatch install. However, on python3.10 @ hatch = 1.6.3, there is no install command:
Usage: hatch [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
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Options:
-e, --env TEXT The name of the environment to use [env var:
`HATCH_ENV`]
-p, --project TEXT The name of the project to work on [env var:
`HATCH_PROJECT`]
--color / --no-color Whether or not to display colored output
(default is auto-detection) [env vars:
`FORCE_COLOR`/`NO_COLOR`]
--interactive / --no-interactive
Whether or not to allow features like
prompts and progress bars (default is auto-
detection) [env var: `HATCH_INTERACTIVE`]
-v, --verbose Increase verbosity (can be used additively)
[env var: `HATCH_VERBOSE`]
-q, --quiet Decrease verbosity (can be used additively)
[env var: `HATCH_QUIET`]
--data-dir TEXT The path to a custom directory used to
persist data [env var: `HATCH_DATA_DIR`]
--cache-dir TEXT The path to a custom directory used to cache
data [env var: `HATCH_CACHE_DIR`]
--config TEXT The path to a custom config file to use [env
var: `HATCH_CONFIG`]
--version Show the version and exit.
-h, --help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
build Build a project
clean Remove build artifacts
config Manage the config file
dep Manage environment dependencies
env Manage project environments
new Create or initialize a project
project View project information
publish Publish build artifacts
run Run commands within project environments
shell Enter a shell within a project's environment
status Show information about the current environment
version View or set a project's version
And the dep command:
Usage: hatch dep [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
Options:
-h, --help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
hash Output a hash of the currently defined dependencies
show Display dependencies in various formats
How does one add a dependency with hatch? I'd like to make sure it is as competitive as poetry, which does provide an install option.
Alternatively: is there a newer version of hatch for newer versions of python3 that does have these installation features?
If that is the case, no problem -- I can work around it.
When you do hatch shell or hatch run, Hatch will automatically spawn a new environment to run in and install your project into that environment for you. You don't need to manage doing anything like pip install or hatch install manually.
It looks like for now you'll need to hand-curate the dependencies.