uv with --extra-index-url only takes a package's versions from the first index that has it (not pip's best-match)
Preferred in a project: pin only the PyTorch packages to an explicit index.
[[tool.uv.index]]
name = "pytorch-cu126"
url = "https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu126"
explicit = true # used only for packages that opt in below
[tool.uv.sources]
torch = [{ index = "pytorch-cu126", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" }]
torchvision = [{ index = "pytorch-cu126", marker = "sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" }]
In the pip interface, let uv pick the right PyTorch index: uv pip install torch --torch-backend=auto (or cu130, cpu). To get pip's merging behavior (accepting the dependency-confusion risk): --index-strategy unsafe-best-match or UV_INDEX_STRATEGY=unsafe-best-match.
Symptom
A command that works with pip resolves differently or fails with uv: e.g. uv pip install torch numpy --extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu126 cannot find a numpy/jinja2 version that exists on PyPI, or picks an old version, because the extra index also hosts that package.
Cause
uv's default --index-strategy first-index: it searches indexes in order (extra indexes before the default), and "if a package exists on multiple indexes, uv will limit its candidate versions to those present in the first index that contains the package." pip merges candidates from all indexes. uv does this deliberately to block dependency-confusion attacks.
Verify
uv tree / uv pip list shows torch 2.x+cu126 and generic packages at their latest PyPI versions.
Sources
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