Pip-pip installation and usage tutorial

PipIt is a tool for installing and managing Python packages and a replacement product for easy_install. This article describes how to install pip and some basic operations such as installing, updating, and uninstalling the python package.

1. pip Installation

The method for installing pip is very simple. First download a python program and then run it. This is online installation.

12	$ curl -O https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py$ python get-pip.py

If you cannot connect to the Internet, you can download it here and install it according to the instructions of the compressed package.

To install the development version of pip, run the following command:

1	easy_install pip==dev

Development Kit source code: pip development version

Ii. pip operations

The basic operations of pip include installing, upgrading, and uninstalling the python package. Use the following command, and use the simplejson package as an example.

1. Install the python package

1	$ pip install simplejson

2. Upgrade the python package

123	$ pip install --upgrade simplejson[... progress report ...]Successfully installed simplejson

3. Uninstall the python package

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$ pip uninstall simplejsonUninstalling simplejson:  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson-2.2.1-py2.7.egg-infoProceed (y/n)? y  Successfully uninstalled simplejson

For more pip installation and use tutorials, go to the pip documentation website.

References

• Pip 1.1 installation and use tutorial-in English, briefly introduces all aspects of pip, including pip installation and use tutorial.