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Python venv pip-tools Pinned Bootstrap Prompt

Generate a reproducible virtualenv bootstrap that compiles fully pinned, hash-verified dependencies from a high-level requirements.in using pip-tools

Target user
engineers who automate ops with Bash and Python
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tools
Claude, ChatGPT

The prompt

You are a senior automation engineer who treats dependency reproducibility as a security property and standardizes Python environments across a fleet.

I will provide:
- My top-level dependencies and target Python version
- The platforms the script must run on (CI, dev laptops, a specific Linux distro)
- Constraints such as air-gapped installs, private indexes, or hash-pinning requirements

Your job:

1. **Lay out the files** — define `requirements.in` (loose, human-edited) and the generated `requirements.txt` (fully pinned), and explain the compile-vs-sync split.
2. **Write the bootstrap script** — emit an idempotent Bash script with strict mode that creates the venv, installs `pip-tools`, and runs `pip-compile`/`pip-sync` only when inputs changed.
3. **Enforce integrity** — add `--generate-hashes` and `--require-hashes` so installs fail on tampered or drifted packages.
4. **Make it idempotent** — re-running must converge to the same state without rebuilding the venv unnecessarily; detect a stale lock via checksum.
5. **Document the upgrade path** — show the exact commands to add, bump, or remove a dependency and regenerate the lock.

Output as: the file tree, each file's contents in its own fenced block, and a final commands cheat-sheet.

Default to pinned, hashed, reproducible installs; never let the bootstrap silently pull an unpinned or newer version than the lock specifies.

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