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Provide guidance on updating Python dependencies (IDFGH-15431)
Many parts of the esp-idf project are located in Python packages that are installed at initial virtualenv setup using idf_tools.py:
- idf-component-manager
- esptool
- esp-idf-kconfig
- esp-idf-monitor
- esp-idf-nvs-partition-gen
- esp-idf-size
- esp-idf-diag
- esp-idf-panic-decoder
These packages receive occasional quality-of-life improvements, but there is no standard mechanism by which they can be updated in an existing installation (without explicitly knowing about and performing the upgrade).
This is a real shame as developers are missing out on these improvements.
I would like to suggest the addition of an idf_tools.py update-python-dependencies or at least some documentation on the correct way to perform these upgrades without breaking anything.
Hello @nebkat,
You can update the packages in the ESP-IDF virtual environment by running idf_tools.py install-python-env or by executing ./install.sh, which calls the same command. The install-python-env command uses pip install with the --upgrade option by default. This should update the packages to their latest versions unless they are restricted by the constraint file for the specific ESP-IDF version.
I don't see this mentioned in the documentation, so it likely needs to be added.
Thank you!
