Configurations#
Color Theme#
The default theme used by PDM is as follows:
| Key | Default Style |
|---|---|
primary |
cyan |
success |
green |
warning |
yellow |
error |
red |
info |
blue |
req |
bold green |
You can change the theme colors with pdm config command. For example, to change the primary color to magenta:
1 | |
Or use a hex color code:
1 | |
Available Configurations#
The following configuration items can be retrieved and modified by pdm config command.
| Config Item | Description | Default Value | Available in Project | Env var |
|---|---|---|---|---|
build_isolation |
Isolate the build environment from the project environment | Yes | True | PDM_BUILD_ISOLATION |
cache_dir |
The root directory of cached files | The default cache location on OS | No | |
check_update |
Check if there is any newer version available | True | No | PDM_CHECK_UPDATE |
global_project.fallback |
Use the global project implicitly if no local project is found | False |
No | |
global_project.fallback_verbose |
If True show message when global project is used implicitly | True |
No | |
global_project.path |
The path to the global project | <default config location on OS>/global-project |
No | |
global_project.user_site |
Whether to install to user site | False |
No | |
install.cache |
Enable caching of wheel installations | False | Yes | |
install.cache_method |
Specify how to create links to the caches(symlink or pth) |
symlink |
Yes | |
install.parallel |
Whether to perform installation and uninstallation in parallel | True |
Yes | PDM_PARALLEL_INSTALL |
project_max_depth |
The max depth to search for a project through the parents | 5 | No | PDM_PROJECT_MAX_DEPTH |
python.use_pyenv |
Use the pyenv interpreter | True |
Yes | |
python.use_venv |
Use virtual environments when available | True |
Yes | PDM_USE_VENV |
python.providers |
List of python provider names for findpython | All providers supported by findpython | Yes | |
pypi.url |
The URL of PyPI mirror | https://pypi.org/simple |
Yes | PDM_PYPI_URL |
pypi.username |
The username to access PyPI | Yes | PDM_PYPI_USERNAME |
|
pypi.password |
The password to access PyPI | Yes | PDM_PYPI_PASSWORD |
|
pypi.ignore_stored_index |
Ignore the configured indexes | False |
Yes | PDM_IGNORE_STORED_INDEX |
pypi.ca_certs |
Path to a PEM-encoded CA cert bundle (used for server cert verification) | The CA certificates from certifi | No | |
pypi.client_cert |
Path to a PEM-encoded client cert and optional key | No | ||
pypi.client_key |
Path to a PEM-encoded client cert private key, if not in pypi.client_cert | No | ||
pypi.verify_ssl |
Verify SSL certificate when query PyPI | True |
Yes | |
pypi.json_api |
Consult PyPI's JSON API for package metadata | False |
Yes | PDM_PYPI_JSON_API |
pypi.<name>.url |
The URL of custom package source | https://pypi.org/simple |
Yes | |
pypi.<name>.username |
The username to access custom source | Yes | ||
pypi.<name>.password |
The password to access custom source | Yes | ||
pypi.<name>.type |
index or find_links |
index |
Yes | |
pypi.<name>.verify_ssl |
Verify SSL certificate when query custom source | True |
Yes | |
strategy.save |
Specify how to save versions when a package is added | minimum(can be: exact, wildcard, minimum, compatible) |
Yes | |
strategy.update |
The default strategy for updating packages | reuse(can be : eager) |
Yes | |
strategy.resolve_max_rounds |
Specify the max rounds of resolution process | 10000 | Yes | PDM_RESOLVE_MAX_ROUNDS |
venv.location |
Parent directory for virtualenvs | <default data location on OS>/venvs |
No | |
venv.backend |
Default backend to create virtualenv | virtualenv |
Yes | PDM_VENV_BACKEND |
venv.prompt |
Formatted string to be displayed in the prompt when virtualenv is active | {project_name}-{python_version} |
Yes | PDM_VENV_PROMPT |
venv.in_project |
Create virtualenv in .venv under project root |
True |
Yes | PDM_VENV_IN_PROJECT |
venv.with_pip |
Install pip when creating a new venv | False |
Yes | PDM_VENV_WITH_PIP |
repository.<name>.url |
The URL of custom package source | https://pypi.org/simple |
Yes | |
repository.<name>.username |
The username to access custom repository | Yes | ||
repository.<name>.password |
The password to access custom repository | Yes | ||
repository.<name>.ca_certs |
Path to a PEM-encoded CA cert bundle (used for server cert verification) | The CA certificates from certifi | No | |
repository.<name>.verify_ssl |
Verify SSL certificate when uploading to repository | True |
Yes |
If the corresponding env var is set, the value will take precedence over what is saved in the config file.