Glossary term
What is Pinning a version?
In Apex Flow Academy, "Pinning a version" means: Asking for one exact version of a package, such as requests==2.34.2, so results match what was tested. It is taught in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work. Related terms include pip, Sandbox, Package and dry run. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is Pinning a version?
Asking for one exact version of a package, such as requests==2.34.2, so results match what was tested.
Where is Pinning a version taught?
Pinning a version is defined in Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work.
Which terms are related to Pinning a version?
Next to Pinning a version in the course glossaries: pip, Sandbox, Package, dry run, Virtual environment (venv), Path, terminal and Relative path.
pipSandboxPackagedry runVirtual environment (venv)PathterminalRelative path
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn Pinning a version?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python Automation: Make the Computer Do Your Boring Work: Basic Python: variables, if statements, for loops, lists, dictionaries, f-strings and small functions. Lesson 3 of module 1 has a five-minute check.