Re: Announcement: pip 20.1b1 beta release

If you're curious about the alpha version of pip's new resolver, please 
visit [this GitHub issue about the resolver, what doesn't work yet, and 
what kind of testing would help us 
out](https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/8099).


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On 4/20/20 10:12 PM, Pradyun Gedam wrote:
> On behalf of the PyPA, I am pleased to announce a beta release of pip,
> pip 20.1b1 has been released.
> 
> The highlights for this release are:
> 
> * Significant speedups when building local directories, by changing
>    behavior to perform in-place builds, instead of copying to temporary
>    directories.
> * Significant speedups in `pip list --outdated`, by parallelizing
>    network access. This is the first instance of parallel code within
>    pip's codebase.
> * A new `pip cache` command, which makes it possible to introspect and
>    manage pip's cache directory.
> * Better `pip freeze` for packages installed from direct URLs, enabled
>    by the implementation of PEP 610.
> 
> We would be grateful for all the testing that users could do, to ensure
> that when pip 20.1 is released, it's as solid as we can make it.
> 
> This release also contains an alpha version of pip's next generation
> resolver. It is *off by default* because it
> *unstable and notready for everyday use*.
> 
> As with all pip releases, a significant amount of the work was
> contributed by pip's user community. Huge thanks to all who have
> contributed, whether through code, documentation, issue reports and/or
> discussion. Your help keeps pip improving, and is hugely appreciated.
> 
> Specific thanks go to Mozilla (through its Mozilla Open Source Support
> <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/>
> Awards) <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/moss/> and to the Chan Zuckerberg
> Initiative <https://chanzuckerberg.com/eoss/> DAF, an advised fund of
> Silicon Valley Community Foundation, for their support that enabled the
> work on the new resolver.
> 
> 
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