pipx run → uvx

16 Oct, 2025 • 43 words • 1 min • updated 26 Mar, 2026

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Replaced all occurrences of pipx run in my projects with uvx.

The uvx command invokes a tool without installing it.

Perfect for one-off tool executions (“one-shots”). For example:

     ~/.bin/az_switch
     bash 
   
#!/bin/sh
# Switch active account in Azure
exec uvx az-account-switcher "$@"

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