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Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

  1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

  2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
  2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
  3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
  4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
  5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

Expected Behavior

  • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
  • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

Actual Behavior

  • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
  • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

CLI Version

0.3.0-preview.1.0

Operating System

macOS

Additional Context

The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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    Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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    @notgitika

    Description

    Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

    1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

    2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

    This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

    Steps to Reproduce

    1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
    2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
    3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
    4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
    5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

    Expected Behavior

    • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
    • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

    Actual Behavior

    • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
    • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

    CLI Version

    0.3.0-preview.1.0

    Operating System

    macOS

    Additional Context

    The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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      Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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      Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

      1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

      2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

      This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

      Steps to Reproduce

      1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
      2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
      3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
      4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
      5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

      Expected Behavior

      • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
      • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

      Actual Behavior

      • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
      • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

      CLI Version

      0.3.0-preview.1.0

      Operating System

      macOS

      Additional Context

      The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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        Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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        @notgitika

        Description

        Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

        1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

        2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

        This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

        Steps to Reproduce

        1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
        2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
        3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
        4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
        5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

        Expected Behavior

        • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
        • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

        Actual Behavior

        • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
        • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

        CLI Version

        0.3.0-preview.1.0

        Operating System

        macOS

        Additional Context

        The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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          Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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          @notgitika

          Description

          Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

          1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

          2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

          This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

          Steps to Reproduce

          1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
          2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
          3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
          4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
          5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

          Expected Behavior

          • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
          • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

          Actual Behavior

          • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
          • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

          CLI Version

          0.3.0-preview.1.0

          Operating System

          macOS

          Additional Context

          The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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            Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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            @notgitika

            Description

            Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

            1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

            2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

            This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

            Steps to Reproduce

            1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
            2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
            3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
            4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
            5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

            Expected Behavior

            • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
            • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

            Actual Behavior

            • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
            • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

            CLI Version

            0.3.0-preview.1.0

            Operating System

            macOS

            Additional Context

            The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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              Python templates install unused and provider-irrelevant dependencies #327

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              @notgitika

              Description

              Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

              1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

              2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

              This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

              Steps to Reproduce

              1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
              2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
              3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
              4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
              5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

              Expected Behavior

              • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
              • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

              Actual Behavior

              • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
              • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

              CLI Version

              0.3.0-preview.1.0

              Operating System

              macOS

              Additional Context

              The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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                Description

                Python project templates vended by agentcore create include unnecessary dependencies in their pyproject.toml files:

                1. python-dotenv is listed as a dependency in all 6 framework templates (Strands, LangChain/LangGraph, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen), but it is never imported in any template Python code. Environment variable loading from .env files is handled by the agentcore dev CLI command, not by the agent code itself.

                2. Strands template unconditionally installs anthropic, google-genai, and openai SDK packages regardless of which modelProvider the user selected. For example, a user who selects Bedrock as their provider still gets anthropic, google-genai, and openai installed.

                This bloats the user's virtual environment with packages they don't need, increasing install time and dependency surface area.

                Steps to Reproduce

                1. Run agentcore create and select any Python framework (e.g., Strands) with the Bedrock model provider
                2. Inspect the generated pyproject.toml in the agent directory
                3. Observe that python-dotenv is listed as a dependency
                4. (Strands only) Observe that anthropic, google-genai, and openai are all listed regardless of provider choice
                5. Search the generated .py files for any import dotenv or from dotenv — none found

                Expected Behavior

                • python-dotenv should not be included since no template code imports it
                • Provider-specific SDK packages (anthropic, google-genai, openai) should only be included when the corresponding model provider is selected

                Actual Behavior

                • python-dotenv is included in all 6 framework templates
                • Strands template installs all three provider SDKs unconditionally

                CLI Version

                0.3.0-preview.1.0

                Operating System

                macOS

                Additional Context

                The other frameworks (LangChain, CrewAI, Google ADK, OpenAI Agents, AutoGen) already use Handlebars conditionals for their provider-specific dependencies — only Strands was missing this pattern.

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