fast_and_loose_pip.sh

#!/bin/zsh

# Name of the original requirements file
original_file="requirements.txt"

# Backup the original requirements file
cp "$original_file" "${original_file}.bak"

# Read the packages from requirements.txt and install them using pip
while read -r package; do
    echo "Installing $package"
    pip install "$package"
    result=$?
    if [ $result -ne 0 ]; then
        # Error occurred, remove the version number specification for the package
        package_name="${package%%=*}"
        sed -i '' "/^$package_name==/d" "$original_file"
        echo "Error occurred while installing $package, version number removed from $original_file"
        echo "Retrying installation without version number"
        pip install -r "$original_file"
    fi
done <"$original_file"