PIP(1)

📦 version 23.2.1, in centos-stream 9

💖 PIP(1) — the pip girlie's guide 💖

ok so you're about to meet pip, aka the manual page for the package manager for Python packages. yes bestie, this is that pip. buckle up 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

pip — package manager for Python packages. that's it. that's the whole name section. iconic minimalism 💅

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

pip <command> [options]

literally just: say the thing you want, then say how you want it. periodt.

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

pip is the PyPA recommended package manager for Python packages. no cap, it's the one the Python Packaging Authority themselves point you at. main character energy fr fr 👑

💜 OPTIONS 💜

okay here's the full menu of flags, and yes we're doing ALL of them because leaving options out is not the vibe 🌈

  • -h, --help — show help. when in doubt, ask for help, it's giving self-care 🫶
  • --debug — let unhandled exceptions propagate outside the main subroutine instead of logging them to stderr. so the messy ones escape and you actually see them 💀
  • --isolated — run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration. just you and pip, no outside noise ✨
  • --require-virtualenv — allow pip to only run in a virtual environment; exit with an error otherwise. protective queen behavior, no accidental global installs 🛡️
  • --python <python> — run pip with the specified Python interpreter. <python> is the one you want 🐍
  • -v, --verbose — give more output. option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times. more -v = more yapping, and honestly? we love that
  • -V, --version — show version and exit. quick little flex 💅
  • -q, --quiet — give less output. option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging levels). shhh mode, escalating levels of shush 🤫
  • --log <path> — path to a verbose appending log. write the receipts to <path> 📝
  • --no-input — disable prompting for input. no questions, no interruptions, just vibes 🚫💬
  • --keyring-provider <keyring_provider> — enable the credential lookup via the keyring library if user input is allowed. specify which mechanism to use [disabled, import, subprocess]. (default: disabled) 🔑
  • --proxy <proxy> — specify a proxy in the form scheme://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port. 🚪
  • --retries <retries> — maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (default 5 times). never give up, never surrender 🔁
  • --timeout <sec> — set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds). patience is a virtue but it does have a limit ⏳
  • --exists-action <action> — default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup, (a)bort. pick your fighter ⚔️
  • --trusted-host <hostname> — mark this host or host:port pair as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS. 🫶 (trust, but like, consciously)
  • --cert <path> — path to PEM-encoded CA certificate bundle. if provided, overrides the default. see 'SSL Certificate Verification' in pip documentation for more information. 📜
  • --client-cert <path> — path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the certificate in PEM format. one file, two secrets, very efficient 🎀
  • --cache-dir <dir> — store the cache data in <dir>. 🗂️
  • --no-cache-dir — disable the cache. no hoarding, live in the moment 💫
  • --disable-pip-version-check — don't periodically check PyPI to determine whether a new version of pip is available for download. implied with --no-index. not me checking on my own upgrade status 🙈
  • --no-color — suppress colored output. monochrome era 🖤
  • --no-python-version-warning — silence deprecation warnings for upcoming unsupported Pythons. 🐍💤
  • --use-feature <feature> — enable new functionality, that may be backward incompatible. living on the edge, highkey risky 🔥
  • --use-deprecated <feature> — enable deprecated functionality, that will be removed in the future. enjoy it while it lasts bestie, it's on the way out 😭

👑 COMMANDS 👑

all the sub-commands each got their own little manual page, so here's the whole squad:

  • pip-install(1) — install packages. the classic 🛍️
  • pip-download(1) — download packages. save it for later 💾
  • pip-uninstall(1) — uninstall packages. it's not you it's me 👋
  • pip-freeze(1) — output installed packages in requirements format. 🧊
  • pip-list(1) — list installed packages. inventory check 📋
  • pip-show(1) — show information about installed packages. tell me everything 🔍
  • pip-check(1) — verify installed packages have compatible dependencies. friendship compatibility test 🫶
  • pip-search(1) — search PyPI for packages. window shopping 🛒
  • pip-wheel(1) — build wheels from your requirements. 🎡
  • pip-hash(1) — compute hashes of package archives. #️⃣
  • pip-help(1) — show help for pip commands. the helper's helper, so meta ✨

🌺 AUTHOR 🌺

pip developers. legends, honestly.

The pip developers.

💖 ngl bestie, pip is one of those tools where reading the options page once saves you a hundred pip install meltdowns later. slay responsibly, and remember: --require-virtualenv is your friend, fr fr 🧚

version 23.2 · Jun 25, 2025 · and the manual name pip lives in the header like a little bow on top 🎀 mwah, that's the whole page, go install something cute 💅✨

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