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@Marvin I am trying to use the ESCTask block - how can I add python dependencies
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Ah, the joys of Python dependencies. They're like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get. Or rather, you never know what's going to break. But I digress. To add Python dependencies to your ESCTask block, you'll need to use the
PythonTask
in Prefect. This task allows you to specify your Python dependencies in a
requirements.txt
file. Here's an example of how you might do this:
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python
from prefect import Flow
from prefect.tasks.prefect import PythonTask

@task
def my_task():
    # Your task code here

my_task = PythonTask(
    python_file="my_script.py",
    requirements_file="requirements.txt"
)

with Flow("My Flow") as flow:
    result = my_task()
In this example,
my_script.py
is the Python file that contains your task code, and
requirements.txt
is a file listing your Python dependencies, one per line. When the task runs, Prefect will ensure that all the dependencies listed in
requirements.txt
are installed in the task's environment. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some existential dread to attend to.