Created by Adryan Serage

Context

A utility script to detect and install missing Python packages in a project.

This module scans through Python files in a directory, identifies imported packages, checks which ones are missing from the current environment, generates a requirements.txt file, and optionally installs the missing packages using pip.

Overview

This Python script automates the management of Python dependencies for a project by:

1. Recursively scanning all Python files in the project directory.
2. Extracting all imported packages.
3. Checking for missing packages that are not installed in the current environment.
4. Generating a requirements.txt file with all detected packages.
5. Installing any missing packages using pip.

Features

• Recursive File Scanning: Automatically identifies all Python files in the specified project directory.
• Dependency Detection: Extracts imported packages from the identified Python files.
• Requirements File Generation: Creates or updates a requirements.txt file listing all detected dependencies.
• Package Installation: Installs any missing dependencies using pip.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x installed on your system.
• pip installed for package management.

How to Use

1. Run the Script:

   • Save the script in the root directory of your project.
   • Execute the script:

     python script_name.py

2. Output:

   • The script performs the following steps:
     • Lists all Python files in the directory and subdirectories.
     • Extracts a list of all imported packages.
     • Writes the packages into a requirements.txt file.
     • Checks for missing packages and installs them if necessary.

Example Workflow

• Step 1: You run the script in your project directory.
  • Example: Your project contains app.py and utils/helpers.py.
• Step 2: The script scans all .py files and detects imports such as numpy, pandas, etc.
• Step 3: It checks if these packages are installed in your environment.
• Step 4: If any package is missing, it installs them using pip.
• Step 5: A requirements.txt file is generated, containing:

  numpy
  pandas
  

Generated Files

• requirements.txt: A text file listing all detected dependencies, suitable for use with pip install -r requirements.txt.

Error Handling

• Skips files with encoding issues and notifies the user.
• Handles ImportError for missing packages and attempts to install them.

Notes

• The script may detect packages that are not explicitly needed if they are dynamically imported or unused in the project.
• Use the generated requirements.txt file as a starting point and manually refine it as necessary.

License

This script is free to use and modify. No warranty is provided.