What I really want is to be able to type "<magic> foo.py", where <magic> creates a list of all necessary dependencies to run foo.py. Then "<magic> run <that-list> foo.py" would automatically do whatever voodoo needs to be done to run foo.py regardless of where you run that command.
The idea is that we all have global pip installations, which is great for hacking. I have a ton of Python scripts that depend on my pip installs. All my scripts run successfully on my box. The goal is to be able to send you one of my scripts along with <that-list>, then you can run "<magic> run <that-list> foo.py" on your box, and everything "just works."
That way there is literally zero configuration. I don't have to tell any tool anything, and it's effortless for you to run it with all the benefits of a virtualenv.
The idea is that we all have global pip installations, which is great for hacking. I have a ton of Python scripts that depend on my pip installs. All my scripts run successfully on my box. The goal is to be able to send you one of my scripts along with <that-list>, then you can run "<magic> run <that-list> foo.py" on your box, and everything "just works."
That way there is literally zero configuration. I don't have to tell any tool anything, and it's effortless for you to run it with all the benefits of a virtualenv.