uv-global

# UV Global Create and reuse a global `uv` environment at `~/.uv-global` so you can install Python dependencies for quick, ad hoc scripts without polluting the system interpreter. Lightning-fast setup that keeps one shared virtual environment ready for temporary tasks. Use this skill when the user needs Python packages (data processing, scraping, etc.) that are not preinstalled and a full project-specific environment would be overkill. Skip this if the user explicitly wants system Python or a project-local venv. ## Requirements `uv` available. If missing, you need either `brew` (macOS/Linux) or `curl` to install it. ## Installation ```bash bash ${baseDir}/install.sh ``` The script will: - install `uv` via `brew` (macOS/Linux) or the official `curl` installer if `uv` is absent - create a global uv project at `~/.uv-global` - create a virtual environment with common packages in `~/.uv-global/.venv` - create a few useful shims in `~/.uv-global/.venv/bin` [Optional]prepend the venv bin to your `PATH` so `python` defaults to the global env and shims are available: ``` export PATH=~/.uv-global/.venv/bin:$PATH ``` ## Usage For any quick Python script that needs extra dependencies: ```bash # install required packages into the global env uv --project ~/.uv-global add <pkg0> <pkg1> ... # write your code touch script.py # run your script using the global env uv --project ~/.uv-global run script.py ``` Tips: - Keep scripts anywhere; the `--project ~/.uv-global` flag ensures they run with the global env. - Inspect installed packages with `uv --project ~/.uv-global pip list`. - If a task grows into a real project, switch to a project-local venv instead of this global one.