PIP-HELP(1)

💖 PIP-HELP(1) 💖

okay so this is pip-help(1) from the pip manual — yes, that pip — and bestie, it's literally the page that teaches you how to ask pip for help. meta, right? 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

pip-help — the official description of the pip help command. that's the whole vibe, no cap 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

Show help for commands. simple as that, queen — you want to know how a command works, this is the one that tells you 🎀

🦋 USAGE 🦋

python -m pip help <command>

👑 OPTIONS 👑

okay here's the full menu, every single one, no skips 💖

• -h, --help — show help. the original helper. iconic behavior. (environment variable: PIP_HELP)
• --debug — let unhandled exceptions propagate outside the main subroutine, instead of logging them to stderr. very "let it crash out loud" of it tbh 💀 (environment variable: PIP_DEBUG)
• --isolated — run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration. main character energy: no outside opinions allowed ✨ (environment variable: PIP_ISOLATED)
• --require-virtualenv — allow pip to only run in a virtual environment; exit with an error otherwise. it will literally refuse. and honestly? fair 🫶 (environment variable: PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV, PIP_REQUIRE_VENV)
• --python <python> — run pip with the specified Python interpreter. you pick the interpreter, bestie, not the other way around. (environment variable: PIP_PYTHON)
• -v, --verbose — give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times. stack it up to three, girlies, that's the cap 🌈 (environment variable: PIP_VERBOSE)
• -V, --version — show version and exit. quick lil flex and then she's gone 💅 (environment variable: PIP_VERSION)
• -q, --quiet — give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging levels). the "shhh, i'm focusing" flag 🤫 (environment variable: PIP_QUIET)
• --log <path> — Path to a verbose appending log. it keeps receipts 📝 (environment variable: PIP_LOG, PIP_LOG_FILE, PIP_LOCAL_LOG)
• --no-input — disable prompting for input. no questions, no surprises, we're going straight through 🧚 (environment variable: PIP_NO_INPUT)
• --keyring-provider <keyring_provider> — enable the credential lookup via the keyring library if user input is allowed. Specify which mechanism to use [auto, disabled, import, subprocess]. (default: auto) 🔐 (environment variable: PIP_KEYRING_PROVIDER)
• --proxy <proxy> — specify a proxy in the form scheme://[user:passwd@]proxy.server:port. write it exactly like that, bestie, character for character. (environment variable: PIP_PROXY)
• --retries <retries> — maximum attempts to establish a new HTTP connection. (default: 5) she's persistent 💪 (environment variable: PIP_RETRIES)
• --timeout <sec> — set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds). the patience meter ⏳ (environment variable: PIP_TIMEOUT, PIP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT)
• --exists-action <action> — default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup, (a)bort. pick your fighter 🥊 (environment variable: PIP_EXISTS_ACTION)
• --trusted-host <hostname> — mark this host or host:port pair as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS. yes, "or any" — read it again, she's being generous 🙈 (environment variable: PIP_TRUSTED_HOST)
• --cert <path> — path to PEM-encoded CA certificate bundle. If provided, overrides the default. See 'SSL Certificate Verification' in pip documentation for more information. 📜 (environment variable: PIP_CERT)
• --client-cert <path> — path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the certificate in PEM format. one file, both things, that's the rule 🎀 (environment variable: PIP_CLIENT_CERT)
• --cache-dir <dir> — store the cache data in <dir>. your cache, your choice, your folder. (environment variable: PIP_CACHE_DIR)
• --no-cache-dir — disable the cache. no hoarding in 2025 💀 (environment variable: PIP_NO_CACHE_DIR)
• --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. she's not gonna peek, she promised 🌸 (environment variable: PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK)
• --no-color — suppress colored output. (sad, but respecting your terminal aesthetics) 🖤 (environment variable: PIP_NO_COLOR)
• --use-feature <feature> — enable new functionality, that may be backward incompatible. ⚠️ may be backward incompatible — that's a real warning, bestie, read it before you flip the switch. (environment variable: PIP_USE_FEATURE)
• --use-deprecated <feature> — enable deprecated functionality, that will be removed in the future. 🫧 deprecated means it's on its way out — enjoy it while it lasts, but don't build a house on it. (environment variable: PIP_USE_DEPRECATED)
• --resume-retries <resume_retries> — maximum attempts to resume or restart an incomplete download. (default: 0) zero by default — she does not chase downloads unprompted 🔥 (environment variable: PIP_RESUME_RETRIES)

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💜 AUTHOR 💜

pip developers — the whole squad 🫶

⭐ COPYRIGHT ⭐

The pip developers — all rights, all respect 👑

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and that's the page, bestie!! this edition is version 25.1, dated Jun 26, 2025, and it's the pip-help(1) page, so now you know exactly how to ask pip for help — ily, go run python -m pip help <command> 💖🎀✨