🖥️pip

➡️This is a command-line reference manual for commands and command combinations that you don’t use often enough to remember it. This cheatsheet explains the pip command with important options and switches using examples.

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# Search for packages
pip search SomePackage

# Install some packages
pip install SomePackage

# Install some package in user space
pip install --user SomePackage

# Upgrade some package
pip install --upgrade SomePackage

# Output and install packages in a requirement file
pip freeze > requirements.txt
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Show details of a package
pip show SomePackage

# List outdated packages
pip list --outdated

# Upgrade all outdated packages, thanks to http://stackoverflow.com/a/3452888
pip freeze --local | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1 | xargs -n1 pip install -U

# Install specific version of a package
pip install -I SomePackage1==1.1.0 'SomePackage2>=1.0.4'

# Convert pip list --outdated for reuse in pip install -U
pip install -U $(pip list --outdated 2> /dev/null | grep -v 'Version' | grep -v '------' | awk '{printf $1 " " }' && echo)

# Convert pip list --outdated for reuse in pip install -U
python3 -m pip install -U $(python3 -m pip list outdated 2> /dev/null | grep -v 'Version' | grep -v '\-\-\-\-\-\-' | awk '{printf $1 " " }' && echo)

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Cheatsheets are an excellent complement to other information sources like Linux man-pages, Linux help, or How-To’s and tutorials, as they provide compact and easily accessible information. While man-pages and detailed tutorials often contain comprehensive explanations and extensive guides, cheatsheets summarize the most important options forthe command pip in a clear format. This allows users to quickly access the needed information for pip without having to sift through lengthy texts. Especially in stressful situations or for recurring tasks, cheatsheets for pip are a valuable resource to work efficiently and purposefully.

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