---
type: lookup
id: pip-dependency-resolution-with-backtracking-v20-3
asset: software-interface-version-compatibility
title: "pip dependency resolution with backtracking (v20.3+) — Software interface version compatibility"
sources:
  - https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/topics/dependency-resolution/
source_quote: "dependency resolver is now capable of backtracking"
generated: true
verified: false
harvested: 2026-08-04
stale_after: 2026-10-03
product: "pip"
pairing: "pip dependency resolution with backtracking (v20.3+)"
software_version: "pip 20.3+"
dependency_version: "dependency resolution"
unverified_fields: dependency_version, pairing, product, software_version
---
**Product:** pip

**Version pairing:** pip dependency resolution with backtracking (v20.3+)

**Software version:** pip 20.3+

**Dependency version:** dependency resolution

> dependency resolver is now capable of backtracking

Source: <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/topics/dependency-resolution/>