# Install johnnydep with Homebrew Display dependency tree of Python distribution. Version 2.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:johnnydep ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install johnnydep ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:johnnydep - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.1.0 - **Source summary:** Display dependency tree of Python distribution - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T22:35:08Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - johnnydep (cli) - johnnydep (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 - uv ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/wimglenn/johnnydep - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Johnnydep is a small Python packaging utility for pretty-printing the dependency tree of a Python distribution. Its README demonstrates resolving packages such as requests and boto3 into tree output, and it can also emit pinned dependency output for resolver-oriented workflows. ### Project history The wimglenn/johnnydep repository was created in 2018, and PyPI records the first 0.1a0 upload on March 22, 2018. The project has stayed focused on one narrow job: ask Python packaging metadata and resolvers what a distribution depends on, then display that dependency graph in a human-readable form. ### Adoption history Johnnydep's adoption is niche but practical: it is published on PyPI for Python users and packaged by Homebrew for command-line installation on macOS and Linux. The Homebrew formula describes the same narrow purpose and packages it with Python, libyaml, certifi, and uv-related resolver support. ### How it is used Users run johnnydep with a distribution name to inspect immediate and transitive dependencies, summaries, and optional pinned output. It fits the debugging space between pip metadata, lockfile generation, and tools such as pipdeptree. ### Why package nerds care Johnnydep is a package-nerd tool because it exists to make package metadata visible. It is not a general dependency manager; its value is the short feedback loop when someone wants to understand why installing one Python distribution pulls in a particular stack. ### Timeline - 2018: The GitHub repository was created. - 2018: Version 0.1a0 was uploaded to PyPI. - 2026: PyPI recorded the 2.1.0 release. ### Related projects - Related projects and standards include PyPI, Python core metadata, the Simple Repository API, wheel metadata, uv, unearth, pip, and pipdeptree. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** johnnydep - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [uv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/uv/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fades](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fades/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependencies, developer-tools, python. - [pipdeptree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pipdeptree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependency-analysis, dependency-tree, developer-tools, python. - [abi3audit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abi3audit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. - [chardet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chardet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. - [dep-tree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dep-tree/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependencies, dependency-analysis, developer-tools. - [flake8](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flake8/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. - [flit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. - [hatch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hatch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, python. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/johnnydep.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/johnnydep.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph