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Dependency Management by majiayu000

Name: Dependency Management
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: majiayu000

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Dependency Management Skill

Standardized protocol for managing project dependencies using uv and handling system-level requirements.

🎯 Purpose

Ensure consistent environment setup across local and CI environments.
Resolve "ModuleNotFoundError" and "Build Error" issues efficiently.
Explicitly handle the boundary between Python packages and System libraries.

🛠️ Core Tools

uv: The primary package manager. Use uv add, uv remove, uv sync.
System Package Managers: apt (Linux), brew (macOS), choco/winget (Windows). Note: Agents cannot run sudo. Suggest commands to the user if needed.

📋 Protocols

1. Adding Python Dependencies

Always prefer the project's dependency management over direct pip installs.

# Good
uv add package_name
uv add --dev package_name (for test/lint tools)

# Avoid (unless for checking versions)
uv pip install package_name

2. Identifying System Dependencies

If uv add fails with a compilation error (e.g., pkg-config: not found, Could not find <header.h>, failed to build <package>), it is likely a missing system library.

Common Patterns:

Pango/Cairo (Manim): Requires libpango1.0-dev, libcairo2-dev, libffi-dev.
CV2/Image Processing: Requires libgl1.
FFmpeg: Required for media operations.
Postgres (psycopg2): Requires libpq-dev.

3. Resolution Workflow

Analyze Error: Check the stderr for "missing", "not found", or "fatal error".
Search for Package: Use apt-cache search or find to see if it exists.
Escalate: If it requires sudo apt install, notify the user with the exact command.

[!IMPORTANT] Do NOT attempt to run sudo commands. Provide the command to the user as a recommendation.

4. Updating Skill Registry

If a new skill requires specific system dependencies, document them in the skill's SKILL.md under a Dependencies section.

🚀 Examples

Successful uv Add

uv add pydantic

System Dependency Escalation

"I attempted to install manim using uv, but it failed because the system library pangocairo is missing. Please run the following command on your host to fix it: sudo apt-get install libpango1.0-dev libcairo2-dev"

---name: dependency-management-5description: Standardized protocol for managing project dependencies using `uv` and handling system-level requirements.--- # Dependency Management Skill Standardized protocol for managing project dependencies using `uv` and handling system-level requirements. ## 🎯 Purpose - Ensure consistent environment setup across local and CI environments. - Resolve "ModuleNotFoundError" and "Build Error" issues efficiently. - Explicitly handle the boundary between Python packages and System libraries. ## 🛠️ Core Tools - **uv**: The primary package manager. Use `uv add`, `uv remove`, `uv sync`. - **System Package Managers**: `apt` (Linux), `brew` (macOS), `choco`/`winget` (Windows). **Note**: Agents cannot run `sudo`. Suggest commands to the user if needed. ## 📋 Protocols ### 1. Adding Python Dependencies Always prefer the project's dependency management over direct `pip` installs. ```bash # Good uv add package_name uv add --dev package_name (for test/lint tools) # Avoid (unless for checking versions) uv pip install package_name ``` ### 2. Identifying System Dependencies If `uv add` fails with a compilation error (e.g., `pkg-config: not found`, `Could not find <header.h>`, `failed to build <package>`), it is likely a missing system library. #### Common Patterns: - **Pango/Cairo (Manim)**: Requires `libpango1.0-dev`, `libcairo2-dev`, `libffi-dev`. - **CV2/Image Processing**: Requires `libgl1`. - **FFmpeg**: Required for media operations. - **Postgres (psycopg2)**: Requires `libpq-dev`. ### 3. Resolution Workflow 1. **Analyze Error**: Check the `stderr` for "missing", "not found", or "fatal error". 2. **Search for Package**: Use `apt-cache search` or `find` to see if it exists. 3. **Escalate**: If it requires `sudo apt install`, notify the user with the exact command. > [!IMPORTANT] > Do NOT attempt to run `sudo` commands. Provide the command to the user as a recommendation. ### 4. Updating Skill Registry If a new skill requires specific system dependencies, document them in the skill's `SKILL.md` under a `Dependencies` section. ## 🚀 Examples ### Successful uv Add ```bash uv add pydantic ``` ### System Dependency Escalation "I attempted to install `manim` using `uv`, but it failed because the system library `pangocairo` is missing. Please run the following command on your host to fix it: `sudo apt-get install libpango1.0-dev libcairo2-dev`"

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