Manage packages in notebooks on Container Runtime¶

Prerequisite¶

Ensure that an external access integration (EAI) for PyPI is set up in the notebook or that Artifact Repository is active in the Snowflake account. For more information about PyPI EAI, see Enable external access integrations in Snowsight. For information about Artifact Repository, see Artifact Repository overview.

View all packages installed in a notebook environment¶

• To view a full list of the packages currently installed in the notebook environment and their respective versions, from a notebook cell, run the following command:

  !pip freeze
  

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Install individual packages in your notebook environment¶

You can modify your notebook’s Python environment by installing individual packages using inline pip commands in your notebook cells.

• To install a package, from a notebook cell, run the following command:

  !pip install <package_name>
  

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Install packages from a package spec to set up a notebook environment¶

You can modify your notebook’s Python environment using a package spec, such as a requirements.txt file, to install your desired packages. The following example shows how to install packages from a requirements.txt file stored locally. You can also install packages from a requirements.txt file stored in an internal or external stage.

1. Upload the requirements.txt file to the notebook.

   For information about the requirements.txt file, see Requirements File Format.

2. To install all of the packages, from a notebook cell, run the following command:

   !pip install -r requirements.txt
   

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Update package versions in the notebook environment¶

1. From a notebook cell, run one of the following commands that corresponds to the version of the package you want to update to:

   • Latest version:

     !pip install <package_name> --upgrade
     

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   • Specific version:

     !pip install <package_name> --<version>
     

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2. To confirm that the update is complete, when prompted, restart the notebook kernel.

Uninstall packages from a notebook environment¶

Complete the following steps to uninstall all of the packages that you installed using a package spec in the notebook environment.

1. Verify that a requirements.txt file exists in the notebook environment.

2. From a cell in the notebook, run the following command:

   !pip uninstall -r requirements.txt
   

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3. To confirm that the packages were uninstalled, when prompted, restart the notebook kernel.

Export packages in your notebook environment as a package spec¶

You can export a package spec that captures the current state of the notebook environment. With this package spec, you can quickly replicate the notebook environment.

1. From a cell in the notebook, run the following command:

   !pip list --format=freeze <filename>.txt
   

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2. To upload the file to a stage, run the following command:

   session.file.put("<path to file>/<filename>.txt", "@mystage/prefix1")
   

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For more information about storing files in a stage, see Store files in a Snowflake stage.