poetry-show
Display installed package information
TLDR
List all installed packages
$ poetry show
Show details for a specific package$ poetry show [package]
Show the full dependency tree$ poetry show --tree
Show only top-level dependencies$ poetry show --top-level
Show outdated packages with latest versions$ poetry show --outdated --latest
Show why a package is required$ poetry show --why [package]
Output package list as JSON$ poetry show --format json
SYNOPSIS
poetry show [options] [package]
DESCRIPTION
poetry show displays information about installed packages in the project. Without arguments, it lists all installed packages with their versions and descriptions. When given a package name, it shows detailed information including dependencies and available versions.
The --tree flag displays the dependency tree showing how packages relate to each other. The --outdated flag highlights packages with newer versions available, and --top-level shows only direct project dependencies.
PARAMETERS
PACKAGE
Package to show details for.--tree
Show dependency tree.--top-level
Only show top-level dependencies.--outdated
Show outdated packages.--latest
Show latest available versions.--why
Show whether packages are a direct dependency or required by other packages.-a, --all
Show all packages including development dependencies.-f, --format FORMAT
Output format: text (default) or json. Cannot be combined with --tree.
CAVEATS
Requires valid lock file. Shows installed state.
HISTORY
poetry show provides dependency inspection for Poetry projects.
SEE ALSO
poetry(1), poetry-lock(1)
