uv Command Examples

A fast Python package and project manager. Some subcommands such as tool and python have their own usage documentation. More information: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/cli.

• Create a new Python project in the current directory:

uv init

• Create a new Python project in a directory with the given name:

uv init {{project_name}}

• Add a new package to the project:

uv add {{package}}

• Remove a package from the project:

uv remove {{package}}

• Run a script in the project's environment:

uv run {{path/to/script.py}}

• Run a command in the project's environment:

uv run {{command}}

• Update a project's environment from pyproject.toml:

uv sync

• Create a lock file for the project's dependencies:

uv lock