---
name: "pipdeptree"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-pipdeptree"
version: "2.2.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pipdeptree"
---

# pipdeptree(1)

display dependency tree of the installed Python 3 packages display dependency tree of the installed Python packages

## NAME

pipdeptree - display dependency tree of the installed Python 3 packages display dependency tree of the installed Python packages

## SYNOPSIS

**pipdeptree** \[-h\] \[-v\] \[-f\] \[-a\] \[-l\] \[-u\] \[-w \[{silence,suppress,fail}\]\] \[-r\] \[-p PACKAGES\] \[-e PACKAGES\] \[-j\] \[--json-tree\] \[--graph-output OUTPUT\_FORMAT\]

## DESCRIPTION

Dependency tree of the installed python packages

## OPTIONS

### optional arguments:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-f**, **--freeze**

  Print names so as to write freeze files

- **-a**, **--all**

  list all deps at top level

- **-l**, **--local-only**

  If in a virtualenv that has global access do not show globally installed packages

- **-u**, **--user-only**

  Only show installations in the user site dir

- **-w** \[{silence,suppress,fail}\], **--warn** \[{silence,suppress,fail}\]

  Warning control. "suppress" will show warnings but return 0 whether or not they are present. "silence" will not show warnings at all and always return 0. "fail" will show warnings and return 1 if any are present. The default is "suppress".

- **-r**, **--reverse**

  Shows the dependency tree in the reverse fashion ie. the sub-dependencies are listed with the list of packages that need them under them.

- **-p** PACKAGES, **--packages** PACKAGES

  Comma separated list of select packages to show in the output. If set, **--all** will be ignored.

- **-e** PACKAGES, **--exclude** PACKAGES

  Comma separated list of select packages to exclude from the output. If set, **--all** will be ignored.

- **-j**, **--json**

  Display dependency tree as json. This will yield "raw" output that may be used by external tools. This option overrides all other options.

- **--json-tree**

  Display dependency tree as json which is nested the same way as the plain text output printed by default. This option overrides all other options (except **--json**).

- **--graph-output** OUTPUT\_FORMAT

  Print a dependency graph in the specified output format. Available are all formats supported by GraphViz, e.g.: dot, jpeg, pdf, png, svg

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written by Andreas Tille for the Debian distribution and can be used for any other usage of the program.