robertmartin8
[MNT] remove `requirements.txt` and move `setup.py` to `pyproject.toml`
I quite like keeping requirements.txt simply for ultimate backwards compatibility. pip install -r requirements.txt will always work!
pip install -r requirements.txt is dangerous. It assumes there is a global pip and would install those dependencies defined in requirements.txt straight in a global python setup which is ultimately the source of most Python pain. In today's world there is little need for something like requirements.txt, see in this context: https://gary-badwal.medium.com/is-requirements-txt-becoming-obsolete-509eab442bdf
I tend to define make install where under the hood I install uv/uvx and setup the virtual environment based on what's defined in pyproject.toml and uv.lock. Having only one place where dependencies are defined is a robust simplification. Same applies to setup.py --- great tools of the past...
Sorry, @robertmartin8, I did not see this - I will open a PR to restore it.
Although my vote would also be for removal.
