Listing additional Packages with Python PIP

What is Package in Python?

Package refers to a distribution of Python code that includes one or more modules or libraries. These packages are typically published on the Python Package Index (PyPI) and can be easily installed using pip. Python packages may contain modules, sub-packages, and additional resources such as documentation and data files....

What is Python PIP?

Python PIP is the package manager for Python packages. We can use PIP to install packages that do not come with Python. The basic syntax of PIP commands in the command prompt is:...

How to Install Python PIP?

Python PIP comes pre-installed on 3.4 or older versions of Python. To Check if PIP is Installed or not type the below command in the terminal....

How to Install Package with Python PIP

We can install additional packages by using the Python pip install command. Let’s suppose we want to install the Numpy using PIP. We can do it using the below command....

Specifying Package Version using Python PIP

We can also install the package of a specific version by using the below command....

Display Package information using Python PIP

We can use the Python pip show command to display the details of a particular package....

Get a list of locally installed Python Modules using Python PIP

The Python pip list command displays a list of packages installed in the system....

Uninstall Packages with Python PIP

The Python pip uninstall command uninstalls a particular existing package....

Search Packages with Python PIP

We can search for a particular existing package using the Python pip search command....

Using Requirement files with Python PIP

Let’s suppose you want more than one package then instead of installing each package manually, you can install all the modules in a single go. This can be done by creating a requirements.txt file. Let’s suppose the requirements.txt file looks like this:...

Listing additional Packages with Python PIP

The Python pip freeze command is used to list packages that don’t come pre-installed with Python....

Listing Outdated Packages with Python PIP

Python pip list –outdated command is used to list all the packages that are outdated. This command cross-checks the installed package information with the PIP repository....

Upgrading Packages with Python PIP

Python pip install –user –upgrade is used to update a package....

Downgrading Packages with Python PIP

the Python pip install –user command is used to downgrade a package to a specific version....

FAQ on Python PIP

Q: What is PIP?...