poetry show: Inspect Installed Dependencies

List dependencies, their versions, and the dependency tree.

poetry show lists the project’s installed dependencies. Flags render the full tree or highlight outdated packages - useful for dependency audits in CI.

What it does

Prints installed dependencies and versions. --tree shows the nested dependency graph; --outdated lists packages with newer versions available within constraints.

Common usage

Terminal

poetry show
poetry show --tree
poetry show --outdated
poetry show requests

Common CI use: audit outdated deps

Run poetry show --outdated in a scheduled job to surface dependencies that have newer compatible releases, then decide whether to poetry update them.

Terminal

# Scheduled audit step:
poetry show --outdated

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