Poetry on NixOS

Poetry on NixOS require some configuration and initial setup. Basically I use nix-shell with some minimal configuration.

First I create shell.nix file:

{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
 
pkgs.mkShell {
  buildInputs = [
    pkgs.python3
    pkgs.poetry
  ];
}

Then I activate it and start my editor

cd project_where_shell_nix_is_located
nix-shell
# optional initialize poetry configuration:
# poetry new .
# optional install poetry dependencies:
# poetry install
nvim  # or (pycharm-community . &) to start pycharm and allow close terminal

External links

• Developing Python and Rust projects on NixOS using IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm — Olivier ‘reivilibre’