Basic usageTaking your first steps with pixi
Make sure that you have pixi
installed, this should print the help function, check the installation manual if it doesn't.
pixi
Initialize a new project and navigate to the project directory.
pixi init pixi-hello-world
cd pixi-hello-world
Add the dependencies you would like to use.
pixi add python
Create a file named hello_world.py
in the directory and paste the following code into the file.
hello_world.py
def hello():
print("Hello World, to the new revolution in package management.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
hello()
Run the code inside the environment.
pixi run python hello_world.py
You can also put this run command in a task.
pixi task add hello python hello_world.py
After adding the task, you can run the task using its name.
pixi run hello
Use the shell
command to activate the environment and start a new shell in there.
pixi shell
python
exit
You've just learned the basic features of pixi:
- adding a dependency.
- adding a task, and executing it.
- running a program. Feel free to play around with what you just learned like adding more tasks, dependencies or code. If you want to learn more checkout out our in-depth documentation
Happy coding!
Use pixi as an installation tool
Use pixi to install tools on your machine.
Some notable examples:
# Awesome cross shell prompt, huge tip when using pixi!
pixi global install starship
# Want to try a different shell?
pixi global install fish
# Install other prefix.dev tools
pixi global install rattler-build
# Install a linter you want to use in multiple projects.
pixi global install ruff