Configure a Poetry environment

Poetry is a tool that facilitates creating a Python virtual environment based on the project dependencies. You can declare the libraries your project depends on, and Poetry will install and update them for you.

Project dependencies are recorded in the pyproject.toml file that specifies required packages, scripts, plugins, and URLs. See the pyproject reference for more information about its structure and format.

To use Poetry in DataSpell, you need to install it on your machine and create a specific Python environment.

Install Poetry

Open Terminal (on macOS and Linux) or PowerShell (on Windows) and execute the following command:
curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://install.python-poetry.org -UseBasicParsing).Content | py -
If you have installed Python through the Microsoft Store, replace py with python in the command above.
curl -sSL https://install.python-poetry.org | python3 -
On macOS and Windows, the installation script will suggest adding the folder with the poetry executable to the PATH variable. Do that by running the following command:
export PATH="/Users/jetbrains/.local/bin:$PATH"
$Env:Path += ";C:\Users\jetbrains\AppData\Roaming\Python\Scripts"; setx PATH "$Env:Path"
Don't forget to replace jetbrains with your username!
To verify the installation, run the following command:
poetry --version
You should see something like Poetry (version 1.2.0).

For more information, refer to the Poetry Installation Instructions.

Create a Poetry environment

Do one of the following:
- Press Ctrl+Alt+S to open Settings and go to Project: workspace | Python Interpreter. Click the Add Interpreter link next to the list of the available interpreters.
- Click the Python Interpreter selector and choose Interpreter Settings. Click the Add Interpreter link next to the list of the available interpreters.
- In the context menu of an attached directory, select Interpreter.
Select Add Local Interpreter.
The following actions depend on whether you want to create a new Poetry environment or to use an existing one.
New Poetry environment
1. Select Poetry from the list of environment types.
2. Select the base interpreter from the list or click and find the Python executable in your file system.
Existing Poetry environment
1. Make sure that the project directory contains a pyproject.toml file.
2. Select the interpreter from the list.
  If the required interpreter is not on the list, click , and then browse for the Python executable within the previously configured Poetry environment.
The selected Poetry environment will be reused for the current project.
Click OK to complete the task.

When you configure a new Poetry environment, DataSpell creates pyproject.toml with the project requirements.

Each time you modify the pyproject.toml file, DataSpell notifies you and offers two actions: to record the changes in the poetry.lock file (poetry lock) or to record the changes and install the unsatisfied requirements (poetry update).

Last modified: 13 November 2024