Installing Python dependencies with pip can be frustratingly slow, especially in CI pipelines or when building Docker images. This guide discusses how to speed up the process by focusing on using pre-built wheels instead of source distributions, leveraging package caching, disabling bytecode compilation when appropriate, and considering faster alternatives like uv, a Rust-based package installer that parallelizes downloads and skips bytecode compilation by default.

https://pythonspeed.com/articles/faster-pip-installs