DP003: DependencyFreshnessCheck

Overview

Checks for outdated packages in project dependencies.

Outdated dependencies can cause:

The check compares installed package versions against the latest available versions on PyPI:

# Using pip
pip list --outdated

# Using uv
uv pip list --outdated

# Using pip-tools
pip-compile --upgrade

# Using pip
pip install --upgrade requests

# Using uv
uv add requests@latest

# Using poetry
poetry update requests

# Using pip
pip install --upgrade -r requirements.txt

# Using uv
uv lock --upgrade

# Using poetry
poetry update

Always review changelogs before major upgrades:

# Check what would be updated
pip list --outdated --format=json

# Review package changelog
pip show requests  # Check homepage for changelog

Status	Condition
Up-to-date	Within latest minor version
Slightly outdated	1-2 minor versions behind
Outdated	3+ minor versions or 1 major version behind
Severely outdated	2+ major versions behind

This check is a NOTE because:

However, regularly reviewing dependencies is good practice.

[tool.pycmdcheck]
skip = ["DP003"]

pycmdcheck --skip DP003