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Pip CLI

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Pip is the standard package management tool in Python, used for installing and managing libraries from PyPI (Python Package Index).

How to use pip?​

pip --version
python -m pip --version
python3 -m pip --version

How to install a package?​

pip install package_name
pip install package_name --upgrade --force-reinstall --no-cache-dir

How to upgrade a package?​

pip install --upgrade package_name

How to uninstall a package?​

pip uninstall package_name

How to view the list of installed packages?​

pip list

How to get detailed information about a package?​

pip show package_name

How to restore packages from requirements.txt file?​

pip install -r requirements.txt

How to create a requirements.txt file?​

pip freeze > requirements.txt
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Note that this command will output a list of all installed packages, including those that are probably not used.