Apps
Pipenv Cache
Pipenv keeps a local cache of downloaded package artifacts and dependency resolution metadata so it does not need to fetch the same files from PyPI or rebuild the same lock decisions on every install. That cache can include HTTP response data, package archives such as wheels and source distributions, and resolver lookup results used while creating or updating Pipfile.lock. Kudu removes these temporary Pipenv cache files so stale downloads and outdated resolution data can be rebuilt without touching your virtual environments, project files, accounts, or saved settings.
Why clean Pipenv Cache?
- A corrupted wheel or source distribution in Pipenv's download cache can make installs fail repeatedly with hash mismatches, unzip errors, or build failures until the bad artifact is removed
- Stale resolver metadata can keep Pipenv reusing outdated package index responses, so `pipenv lock` or `pipenv install` may appear to ignore a newly published version until the cache refreshes
- An oversized cache filled with old wheels and tarballs wastes gigabytes under the user cache folder, which users usually notice as unexpectedly high disk usage even after deleting old projects
- Repeated dependency resolution against stale cached index data can lead to confusing version conflicts or lockfile results that differ from a clean machine, especially after package maintainers change dependencies upstream
- If cached HTTP responses or package files no longer match current package hashes, Pipenv may loop through failed downloads and retries, making installs look stuck or much slower than normal
- Old cached artifacts from previous Python or platform combinations can clutter resolution and download steps, which users experience as long `pipenv sync` or `pipenv install` runs before fresh files are fetched again
What gets cleaned
Cache paths Kudu targets
Windows
%LocalAppData%/pipenv/pipenv/Cache |
macOS
~/Library/Caches/pipenv |
Linux
~/.cache/pipenv |
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