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Call out relevant differences between tools

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Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
python

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The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating the benchmark setup and the locking or updating measurements for pip-tools, pipenv, poetry, and pdm; then verify whether their lock files are platform-specific and whether that explains the timing difference. Done means confirming or correcting the hypothesis and recording the relevant tool differences and benchmark impact.

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Description

I don't want to build an entire feature matrix for all the tools, but I think there may be spots where the differences contribute directly to the benchmark results.

Currently, pip-tools and pipenv handle locking and updating faster than poetry and pdm.

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If I remember correctly, both poetry and pdm generate cross-platform compatible lock files while pip-tools and pipenv only create lock files for the current platform.

Is this correct? If so, could it attribute to the difference we see in the benchmarks?

/cc @frostming @atugushev

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