PIP-INDEX(1)

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✨ PIP-INDEX(1) ✨

okay so bestie, this is pip-index — the pip manual page for the index command, filed under the pip manual. pull up a chair, we're gonna go through it together 💖

💅 NAME

pip-index — literally the description of the pip index command. that's the whole name section, she's lowkey modest 🎀

🌸 DESCRIPTION

Inspect information available from package indexes. yep, that's it — you're peeking at what the indexes have to say about your packages. reconnaissance era 🔍✨

🦋 USAGE

python -m pip index versions <package>

that's the move, bestie. versions + the package you're curious about. periodt 🫶

👑 OPTIONS

  • --platform <platform> — only use wheels compatible with <platform>. it defaults to the platform of the running system, obviously. and like, you can use this option multiple times to specify multiple platforms supported by the target interpreter — she's versatile like that 💅

(environment variable: PIP_PLATFORM)

  • --python-version <python_version> — the Python interpreter version to use for wheel and "Requires-Python" compatibility checks. defaults to a version derived from the running interpreter. you can specify the version using up to three dot-separated integers (e.g. "3" for 3.0.0, "3.7" for 3.7.0, or "3.7.3"). a major-minor version can also be given as a string without dots (e.g. "37" for 3.7.0) — no dots, no problem, we love a flexible queen 🌈

(environment variable: PIP_PYTHON_VERSION)

  • --implementation <implementation> — only use wheels compatible with Python implementation <implementation>, e.g. 'pp', 'jy', 'cp', or 'ip'. if not specified, then the current interpreter implementation is used. use 'py' to force implementation-agnostic wheels — icon behaviour, honestly ⭐

(environment variable: PIP_IMPLEMENTATION)

  • --abi <abi> — only use wheels compatible with Python abi <abi>, e.g. 'pypy_41'. if not specified, then the current interpreter abi tag is used. use this option multiple times to specify multiple abis supported by the target interpreter — yes, multiple times, she's not a one-abi girlie 🙈. generally you will need to specify --implementation, --platform, and --python-version when using this option. fr fr, they're a package deal 🎀

(environment variable: PIP_ABI)

  • --ignore-requires-python — ignore the Requires-Python information. that's it, that's the vibe. no further questions 💀

(environment variable: PIP_IGNORE_REQUIRES_PYTHON)

  • --json — output data in a machine-readable JSON format. for when you need the robots to understand too 🤖✨

(environment variable: PIP_JSON)

no cap, that environment variable list is the whole gag — every single flag here has its own PIP_* bestie watching its back 🫶

💜 Author

pip developers. legends only 👑

The pip developers. all the rights, all the respect 🎀

okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 — this was pip 26.2, dated Oct 20, 2026, manual page PIP-INDEX(1). go forth and inspect those indexes, bestie 🌸🦋💅

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