docs: use uv as recommended tool to install Weblate

It performs better and comes with virtualenv embedded making it easier to manage.
WeblateOrg · Oct 15, 2024 · 15b8567 · 15b8567
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -29,18 +29,11 @@ jobs:
     - run: brew upgrade
     - run: brew list --versions
     - run: brew deps --tree --installed
-    - name: Fix Python
-      # Workaround for https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/577
-      run: |
-        brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies python@3.11
-        brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies python@3.13
-        brew unlink python@3.12
-        rm -f /usr/local/bin/{2to3,idle3,pydoc3,python3,python3-config}
-        brew link --overwrite python@3.12
     - name: Install brew dependencies
       run: |
-        brew install pango cairo gobject-introspection glib libyaml pkg-config zstd xxhash libxmlsec1
+        brew install pango cairo gobject-introspection glib libyaml pkg-config zstd xxhash libxmlsec1 uv
     - name: Install Weblate
       run: |
-        python3 -m venv .venv
-        .venv/bin/pip3 install -e .[all,test]
+        uv venv --python python3.12 .venv
+        . .venv/bin/activate
+        uv pip install -e .[all,test]
diff --git a/docs/admin/auth.rst b/docs/admin/auth.rst
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ can install it via usual means:
 .. code-block:: sh
 
     # Using PyPI
-    pip install 'django-auth-ldap>=1.3.0'
+    uv pip install 'django-auth-ldap>=1.3.0'
 
     # Using apt-get
     apt-get install python-django-auth-ldap
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ To install `django-cas-ng`:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-    pip install django-cas-ng
+    uv pip install django-cas-ng
 
 Once you have the package installed you can hook it up to the Django
 authentication system by modifying the :file:`settings.py` file:

diff --git a/docs/admin/install.rst b/docs/admin/install.rst
@@ -268,19 +268,19 @@ When installing using pip, you can directly specify desired features when instal
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   pip install "Weblate[Postgres,Amazon,SAML]"
+   uv pip install "Weblate[Postgres,Amazon,SAML]"
 
 Or you can install Weblate with all optional features:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   pip install "Weblate[all]"
+   uv pip install "Weblate[all]"
 
 Or you can install Weblate without any optional features:
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   pip install Weblate
+   uv pip install Weblate
 
 Other system requirements
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++

diff --git a/docs/admin/install/source.rst b/docs/admin/install/source.rst
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ Installing from sources
    .. code-block:: sh
 
         . ~/weblate-env/bin/activate
-        pip install -e 'weblate-src[all]'
+        uv pip install -e 'weblate-src[all]'
         # In case you intentd to run testsuite, install test deps as well:
-        pip install -e 'weblate-src[all,test]'
+        uv pip install -e 'weblate-src[all,test]'
 
 #. Copy :file:`weblate/settings_example.py` to :file:`weblate/settings.py`.
 

diff --git a/docs/admin/install/steps/install-python.rst b/docs/admin/install/steps/install-python.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Python modules
 
    .. code-block:: sh
 
-        virtualenv ~/weblate-env
+        uv venv ~/weblate-env
 
 #. Activate the virtualenv for Weblate:
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Python modules
    .. code-block:: sh
 
         # Install Weblate with all optional dependencies
-        pip install "Weblate[all]"
+        uv pip install "Weblate[all]"
 
    Please check :ref:`python-deps` for fine-tuning of optional dependencies.
 
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ Python modules
 
       .. code-block:: sh
 
-         pip install --force-reinstall --no-binary :all: cffi
+         uv pip install --force-reinstall --no-binary :all: cffi
diff --git a/docs/admin/install/steps/install-uv.rst b/docs/admin/install/steps/install-uv.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+uv package manager
+++++++++++++++++++
+
+.. hint::
+
+   We're using uv package manager to install Weblate.
+
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   curl -LsSf https://astral.sh/uv/install.sh | sh
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   `Installing uv <https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/>`_
diff --git a/docs/admin/install/venv-debian.rst b/docs/admin/install/venv-debian.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Installing on Debian and Ubuntu
       libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libfreetype6-dev libjpeg-dev libz-dev libyaml-dev \
       libffi-dev libcairo-dev gir1.2-pango-1.0 gir1.2-rsvg-2.0 libgirepository1.0-dev \
       libacl1-dev liblz4-dev libzstd-dev libxxhash-dev libssl-dev libpq-dev libjpeg-dev build-essential \
-      python3-gdbm python3-dev python3-pip python3-virtualenv virtualenv git
+      python3-gdbm python3-dev git
 
 .. include:: steps/install-system-optional.rst
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Installing on Debian and Ubuntu
     # Gettext for the msgmerge add-on
     apt install -y gettext
 
+.. include:: steps/install-uv.rst
 
 .. include:: steps/install-python.rst
 

diff --git a/docs/admin/install/venv-macos.rst b/docs/admin/install/venv-macos.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ Installing on macOS
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   brew install python pango cairo gobject-introspection glib libyaml pkg-config zstd lz4 xxhash libxmlsec1
-   pip install virtualenv
+   brew install python pango cairo gobject-introspection glib libyaml pkg-config zstd lz4 xxhash libxmlsec1 uv
 
 .. include:: steps/install-system-server.rst
 

diff --git a/docs/admin/install/venv-redhat.rst b/docs/admin/install/venv-redhat.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Installing on RedHat, Fedora and CentOS
    dnf install \
       libxslt-devel libxml2-devel freetype-devel libjpeg-devel zlib-devel \
       libyaml-devel libffi-devel cairo-devel cairo-gobject-devel pango-devel \
-      gobject-introspection-devel libacl-devel lz4-devel libzstd-devel xxhash-devel python3-pip python3-virtualenv \
+      gobject-introspection-devel libacl-devel lz4-devel libzstd-devel xxhash-devel \
       libtool-ltdl-devel python3-devel git
 
 .. include:: steps/install-system-optional.rst
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ Installing on RedHat, Fedora and CentOS
     # Gettext for the msgmerge add-on
     dnf install gettext
 
+.. include:: steps/install-uv.rst
+
 .. include:: steps/install-python.rst
 
 .. include:: steps/install-configure.rst

diff --git a/docs/admin/install/venv-suse.rst b/docs/admin/install/venv-suse.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Installing on SUSE and openSUSE
    zypper install \
       libxslt-devel libxml2-devel freetype-devel libjpeg-devel zlib-devel \
       libyaml-devel libffi-devel cairo-devel pango-devel \
-      gobject-introspection-devel libacl-devel liblz4-devel libzstd-devel libxxhash-devel python3-pip python3-virtualenv \
+      gobject-introspection-devel libacl-devel liblz4-devel libzstd-devel libxxhash-devel \
       python3-devel git
 
 .. include:: steps/install-system-optional.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ Installing on SUSE and openSUSE
     # Gettext for the msgmerge add-on
     zypper install gettext
 
+.. include:: steps/install-uv.rst
+
 .. include:: steps/install-python.rst
 
 .. include:: steps/install-configure.rst

diff --git a/docs/admin/upgrade.rst b/docs/admin/upgrade.rst
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ releases should work, but is not as well tested as single version upgrades!
 
    .. code-block:: sh
 
-      pip install -U "Weblate[all]==version"
+      uv pip install -U "Weblate[all]==version"
 
    Or, if you just want to get the latest released version:
 
    .. code-block:: sh
 
-      pip install -U "Weblate[all]"
+      uv pip install -U "Weblate[all]"
 
    If you don't want to install all of the optional dependencies do:
 
    .. code-block:: sh
 
-      pip install -U Weblate
+      uv pip install -U Weblate
 
    Using Git checkout, you need to fetch new source code and update your installation:
 
@@ -63,11 +63,11 @@ releases should work, but is not as well tested as single version upgrades!
         cd weblate-src
         git pull
         # Update Weblate inside your virtualenv
-        . ~/weblate-env/bin/pip install -e '.[all]'
+        . ~/weblate-env/bin/uv pip install -e '.[all]'
         # Install dependencies directly when not using virtualenv
-        pip install --upgrade -e .
+        uv pip install --upgrade -e .
         # Install optional dependencies directly when not using virtualenv
-        pip install --upgrade -e '.[all]'
+        uv pip install --upgrade -e '.[all]'
 
 #. New Weblate releases might have new :ref:`python-deps`, check if they cover
    the features you want.

diff --git a/docs/contributing/modules.rst b/docs/contributing/modules.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ The tests are executed using :program:`py.test`. First you need to install test
 
 .. code-block:: sh
 
-   pip install -e '.[test,lint]'
+   uv pip install -e '.[dev]'
 
 You can then execute the testsuite in the repository checkout:
 

diff --git a/docs/contributing/start.rst b/docs/contributing/start.rst
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sources.
 
    .. code-block:: sh
 
-      pip install -e '.[all,dev,ci,test,mypy,lint]'
+      uv pip install -e '.[dev]'
 
 3. Start a development server: