[Draft] feature: Manage package versions from sidebar

api/package.json

@@ -48,5 +48,8 @@
         "@types/vscode": "^1.99.0",
         "mve": "^0.1.2",
         "typescript": "^5.1.3"
+    },
+    "dependencies": {
+        "@renovatebot/pep440": "^3.1.0"
     }
 }

api/src/main.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
 // Licensed under the MIT License.
 
+import type { Pep440Version } from '@renovatebot/pep440';
 import {
     Disposable,
     Event,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {
  * This is the public API for other extensions to interact with the Python Environments extension.
  */
 
+export type { Pep440Version } from '@renovatebot/pep440';
 /**
  * The path to an icon, or a theme-specific configuration of icons.
  */
@@ -699,6 +701,35 @@ export interface PackageManager {
      * @returns A promise that resolves when the cache is cleared.
      */
     clearCache?(): Promise<void>;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the version of the underlying package management tool (e.g., pip, uv, conda).
+     * @param environment - The Python environment context.
+     * @returns A promise that resolves to a {@link Pep440Version} object, or `undefined` if not available.
+     */
+    getVersion?(environment: PythonEnvironment): Promise<Pep440Version | undefined>;
+
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the list of available versions for a given package.
+     * @param packageName - The name of the package to look up.
+     * @param environment - The Python environment context for the lookup.
+     * @returns A promise that resolves to an array of {@link Pep440Version} objects (newest first),
+     *          or `undefined` if this manager does not support version listing.
+     */
+    getAvailableVersions?(packageName: string, environment: PythonEnvironment): Promise<Pep440Version[] | undefined>;
+
+    /**
+     * Formats a versioned install specification for this package manager.
+     *
+     * Different package managers use different syntax (e.g. pip uses `name==version`,
+     * conda uses `name=version`). Implement this method to return the correct format.
+     * When absent, callers should default to `name==version`.
+     *
+     * @param packageName - The name of the package.
+     * @param version - The version string.
+     * @returns The install specification string (e.g. `"requests==2.31.0"` or `"requests=2.31.0"`).
+     */
+    formatInstallSpec?(packageName: string, version: string): string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1079,12 +1110,33 @@ export interface PythonPackageManagementApi {
     managePackages(environment: PythonEnvironment, options: PackageManagementOptions): Promise<void>;
 }
 
+export interface Pep440VersionApi {
+    /**
+     * Get the version of the package manager tool associated with the given environment.
+     *
+     * @param environment The Python Environment whose package manager version is requested.
+     * @returns The {@link Pep440Version} of the package manager tool, or `undefined` if not available.
+     */
+    getPackageManagerVersion(environment: PythonEnvironment): Promise<Pep440Version | undefined>;
+
+    /**
+     * Get the list of available versions for a package from the package manager
+     * associated with the given environment.
+     *
+     * @param packageName The name of the package.
+     * @param environment The Python Environment context for the lookup.
+     * @returns An array of {@link Pep440Version} objects (newest first), or `undefined` if not supported.
+     */
+    getAvailableVersions(packageName: string, environment: PythonEnvironment): Promise<Pep440Version[] | undefined>;
+}
+
 export interface PythonPackageManagerApi
     extends
         PythonPackageManagerRegistrationApi,
         PythonPackageGetterApi,
         PythonPackageManagementApi,
-        PythonPackageItemApi {}
+        PythonPackageItemApi,
+        Pep440VersionApi {}
 
 export interface PythonProjectCreationApi {
     /**

package.json

@@ -282,6 +282,12 @@
                 "category": "Python Envs",
                 "icon": "$(trash)"
             },
+            {
+                "command": "python-envs.managePackageVersion",
+                "title": "%python-envs.managePackageVersion.title%",
+                "category": "Python Envs",
+                "icon": "$(gear)"
+            },
             {
                 "command": "python-envs.copyEnvPath",
                 "title": "%python-envs.copyEnvPath.title%",
@@ -514,6 +520,11 @@
                     "group": "inline",
                     "when": "view == env-managers && viewItem =~ /.*pythonBrokenEnvironment.*/ && viewItem =~ /.*copied.*/"
                 },
+                {
+                    "command": "python-envs.managePackageVersion",
+                    "group": "inline",
+                    "when": "view == env-managers && viewItem == python-package"
+                },
                 {
                     "command": "python-envs.uninstallPackage",
                     "group": "inline",
@@ -556,6 +567,11 @@
                     "command": "python-envs.revealProjectInExplorer",
                     "when": "view == python-projects && viewItem =~ /.*python-workspace.*/"
                 },
+                {
+                    "command": "python-envs.managePackageVersion",
+                    "group": "inline",
+                    "when": "view == python-projects && viewItem == python-package"
+                },
                 {
                     "command": "python-envs.uninstallPackage",
                     "group": "inline",

package.nls.json

@@ -45,5 +45,6 @@
     "python-envs.revealProjectInExplorer.title": "Reveal Project in Explorer",
     "python-envs.revealEnvInManagerView.title": "Reveal in Environment Managers View",
     "python-envs.runPetInTerminal.title": "Run Python Environment Tool (PET) in Terminal...",
+    "python-envs.managePackageVersion.title": "Manage Package Version",
     "python-envs.alwaysUseUv.description": "When set to true, uv will be used to manage all virtual environments if available. When set to false, uv will only manage virtual environments explicitly created by uv."
 }