Struggling with Externally Managed Environment Setuptools: How to Properly Configure and Use It?

Wow, thanks so much for all the suggestions, everyone! I didn’t expect so many helpful replies.

I tried using `--no-deps` and `--ignore-installed` like some of you suggested, and it definitely helped reduce the conflicts. Also, `pip-tools` looks super promising—I’m gonna give that a shot next.

Quick question though: for those of you using `pyproject.toml`, do you still need a setup.py file, or can you completely replace it? I’m curious if it’s worth switching over.

Thanks again, you all rock! 🙌