pip requirements.txt: replacementVersion error without version specifier

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Discussed in #33652

^{Originally posted by Wurstnase January 16, 2025}

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"renovateVersion": "39.113.0"

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I try to replace a package in a requirements.txt file. Without a version specifier, e.g. ==, it will fail because it will concat the replacementName with the replacementVersion without a version specifier.

Please check the following minimal to reproduce: https://github.com/Wurstnase/renovate_replacement

Logs (if relevant)

Logs

DEBUG: depName mismatch (repository=Wurstnase/renovate_replacement, packageFile=requirements.txt, branch=renovate/pip-replacement)
       "manager": "pip_requirements",
       "currentDepName": "pip",
       "newDepName": "uv0.5.20"
DEBUG: Found currentValue at index 3 (repository=Wurstnase/renovate_replacement, packageFile=requirements.txt, branch=renovate/pip-replacement)
       "currentValue": "==24.3.1"
 WARN: Error updating branch: update failure (repository=Wurstnase/renovate_replacement, branch=renovate/pip-replacement)

Reproduction forked to https://github.com/renovate-reproductions/33652