Python Tutorial » Python PIP

PIP is a package-management system written in Python used to install and manage software packages. It connects to an online repository of public and paid-for private packages, called the Python Package Index.

Prerequisites for Pip Installation Check if pip is already installed by running the following on the command line:


One major advantage of pip is the ease of its command-line interface, which makes installing Python software packages as easy as issuing a command:



To install some package for a specific python version, pip provides the following command, where ${version} is replaced by 2, 3, 3.4, etc.

 

you’ll need to add the directory in which it’s installed as a PATH environment variable by doing the following:

1. Open up the Control Panel and navigate to System and Security > System
2. Click on the Advanced system settings link on the left panel
3. Click Environment Variables.
4. Under System Variables, double-click the variable PATH.
5. Click New, and add the directory where pip is installed, e.g. C:Python33Scripts, and select OK.

Upgrading Pip On Windows





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