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If in doubt, delete the uv.lock file

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Briefings

A Python developer reports that uv.lock files can cause build failures when the pinned dependency version is incompatible with the current Python 3.15 interpreter, specifically failing to build PyO3 wheels. The solution involves deleting the uv.lock file to resolve the version mismatch error.

Key points

• Deleting uv.lock files resolves build failures when the pinned dependency version is incompatible with the current Python interpreter version.
• The error occurs when uv.lock pins a dependency version that does not have a corresponding wheel for the current Python version.

Context

The article describes a common issue where uv.lock files pin dependency versions, causing failures when the pinned version lacks a wheel for the current Python interpreter.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to a single reported incident involving Python 3.15 and PyO3; no general statistics, frequency data, or historical context are provided.

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