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databricks Platform · Updated May 7, 2026

Faster package installs with %uv pip in serverless notebooks

You can now use the %uv pip magic command in serverless notebooks on environment version 5 or above as a faster alternative to %pip for Python package management.

What it does

You can now use the %uv pip magic command in serverless notebooks on environment version 5 or above as a faster alternative to %pip for Python package management. %uv pip is powered by the uv package manager and shares the same notebook virtual environment as %pip. Notebook scoped libraries let you create, modify, save, reuse, and share custom Python environments that are specific to a notebook.

Why it matters

You can now use the %uv pip magic command in serverless notebooks on environment version 5 or above as a faster alternative to %pip for Python package management.

Architecture
Databricks Platform → Platform
In short

You can now use the %uv pip magic command in serverless notebooks on environment version 5 or above as a faster alternative to %pip for Python package management. %uv pip is powered by the uv package manager and shares the same notebook virtual environment…

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Key takeaway
You can now use the %uv pip magic command in serverless notebooks on environment version 5 or above as a faster alternative to %pip for Python package management.
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