PIP3-LIST(1)

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version 26.1.2 · 7 versions
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✨ pip3-list(1) ✨

okay bestie, welcome to pip3-list(1) — it's the list command from pip, and it lives in the pip section of the manual. she's simple, she's iconic, she tells u what u already installed. let's go 💅

🌸 NAME 🌸

pip3-list — description of pip3 list command 🫶

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

Lists installed packages, includin' editables. periodt.

Packages are listed in a case-insensitive sorted order. so like, she's alphabetically organized but she doesn't care about ur caps lock. very demure, very mindful. ✨

🎀 USAGE 🎀

python -m pip list [options]

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -o, --outdated — List outdated packages. (environment variable: PIP_OUTDATED) 💀 the callout u didn't want
  • -u, --uptodate — List uptodate packages. (environment variable: PIP_UPTODATE) 💖 the good vibes only filter
  • -e, --editable — List editable projects. (environment variable: PIP_EDITABLE) 🧚
  • -l, --local — If ur in a virtualenv that has global access, do not list globally-installed packages. (environment variable: PIP_LOCAL) — keeps it local, literally
  • --user — Only output packages installed in user-site. (environment variable: PIP_USER) 🏠
  • --path <path> — Restrict to the specified installation path for listing packages (can be used multiple times). (environment variable: PIP_PATH) 📍
  • --format <list_format> — Select the output format among: columns (default), freeze, or json. The freeze format cannot be used with the --outdated option. (environment variable: PIP_FORMAT) 🔥
bestie hear me: freeze + --outdated is a no. they do not mix. don't do it. 💀
  • --not-required — List packages that are not dependencies of installed packages. (environment variable: PIP_NOT_REQUIRED) the main character packages, fr fr 👑
  • --exclude-editable — Exclude editable package from output. (environment variable: PIP_EXCLUDE_EDITABLE) 🙈
  • --include-editable — Include editable package in output. (environment variable: PIP_INCLUDE_EDITABLE) 🫶
  • --exclude <package> — Exclude specified package from the output. (environment variable: PIP_EXCLUDE) 🚫

⭐ Author ⭐

pip developers

The pip developers

alright that's the whole page, u ate that 💅🦋 ngl she's giving utility icon energy and i'm obsessed. this was pip version 26.1, dated Jun 02, 2026 — mwah, go list smth 🌈⭐🍓

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