No --scan-notebooks option available
Author: jnarebCreated Jan 2, 2026Updated Apr 22, 2026
I have installed pipreqs using python -m pip install pipreqs into local virtual environment... and it lacks --scan-notebooks option.
I have manually installed required dependencies (nbconvert and ipython), but it still does not work:
$ pipreqs --version
0.4.13
$ pipreqs --print --scan-notebooks --ignore .venv notebooks/
Usage:
pipreqs [options] [<path>]
$ pipreqs --help
pipreqs - Generate pip requirements.txt file based on imports
Usage:
pipreqs [options] [<path>]
Arguments:
<path> The path to the directory containing the application
files for which a requirements file should be
generated (defaults to the current working
directory).
Options:
--use-local Use ONLY local package info instead of querying PyPI.
--pypi-server <url> Use custom PyPi server.
--proxy <url> Use Proxy, parameter will be passed to requests
library. You can also just set the environments
parameter in your terminal:
$ export HTTP_PROXY="http://10.10.1.10:3128"
$ export HTTPS_PROXY="https://10.10.1.10:1080"
--debug Print debug information
--ignore <dirs>... Ignore extra directories, each separated by a comma
--no-follow-links Do not follow symbolic links in the project
--encoding <charset> Use encoding parameter for file open
--savepath <file> Save the list of requirements in the given file
--print Output the list of requirements in the standard
output
--force Overwrite existing requirements.txt
--diff <file> Compare modules in requirements.txt to project
imports
--clean <file> Clean up requirements.txt by removing modules
that are not imported in project
--mode <scheme> Enables dynamic versioning with <compat>,
<gt> or <non-pin> schemes.
<compat> | e.g. Flask~=1.1.2
<gt> | e.g. Flask>=1.1.2
<no-pin> | e.g. FlaskSource: bndr/pipreqs