pip − package manager for Python packages
pip <command> [options]
pip is the PyPA recommended package manager for Python packages
−h, −−help
Show help.
−−debug
Let unhandled exceptions propagate outside the main subroutine, instead of logging them to stderr.
−−isolated
Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration.
−−require−virtualenv
Allow pip to only run in a virtual environment; exit with an error otherwise.
−−python <python>
Run pip with the specified Python interpreter.
−v, −−verbose
Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
−V, −−version
Show version and exit.
−q, −−quiet
Give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging levels).
−−log <path>
Path to a verbose appending log.
−−no−input
Disable prompting for input.
−−keyring−provider <keyring_provider>
Enable the credential lookup via the keyring library if user input is allowed. Specify which mechanism to use [disabled, import, subprocess]. (default: disabled)
−−proxy <proxy>
Specify a proxy in the form scheme://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
−−retries <retries>
Maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (default 5 times).
−−timeout <sec>
Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
−−exists−action <action>
Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup, (a)bort.
−−trusted−host <hostname>
Mark this host or host:port pair as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS.
−−cert <path>
Path to PEM−encoded CA certificate bundle. If provided, overrides the default. See 'SSL Certificate Verification' in pip documentation for more information.
−−client−cert <path>
Path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the certificate in PEM format.
−−cache−dir <dir>
Store the cache data in <dir>.
−−no−cache−dir
Disable the cache.
−−disable−pip−version−check
Don't periodically check PyPI to determine whether a new version of pip is available for download. Implied with −−no−index.
−−no−color
Suppress colored output.
−−no−python−version−warning
Silence deprecation warnings for upcoming unsupported Pythons.
−−use−feature <feature>
Enable new functionality, that may be backward incompatible.
−−use−deprecated <feature>
Enable deprecated functionality, that will be removed in the future.
pip−install(1)
Install packages.
pip−download(1)
Download packages.
pip−uninstall(1)
Uninstall packages.
pip−freeze(1)
Output installed packages in requirements format.
pip−list(1)
List installed packages.
pip−show(1)
Show information about installed packages.
pip−check(1)
Verify installed packages have compatible dependencies.
pip−search(1)
Search PyPI for packages.
pip−wheel(1)
Build wheels from your requirements.
pip−hash(1)
Compute hashes of package archives.
pip−help(1)
Show help for pip commands.
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