pip

pip is a tool for installing and managing Python packages, such as those found in the Python Package Index. It’s a replacement for easy_install.

$ pip install simplejson
[... progress report ...]
Successfully installed simplejson

Upgrading a package:

$ pip install --upgrade simplejson
[... progress report ...]
Successfully installed simplejson

Removing a package:

$ pip uninstall simplejson
Uninstalling simplejson:
  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson
  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson-2.2.1-py2.7.egg-info
Proceed (y/n)? y
  Successfully uninstalled simplejson

• Installation instructions
  • Prerequisites
  • Using the installer
  • Alternative installation procedures
• Usage
  • Install packages
  • Uninstall packages
  • Searching for packages
  • Bundles
• Requirements files
  • Freezing Requirements
  • The requirements file format
• Configuration
  • Examples
  • Config files
  • Environment variables
  • Configuration options
• Relationship with other tools
  • Pip Compared To easy_install
  • Using pip with virtualenv
  • Using pip with buildout
  • Using pip with the “user scheme”
  • Command line completion
• How to contribute
  • Release Schedule
  • Contributing with Code
  • Running the Tests
  • Contributing with Tests
  • Contributing with Bug Reports
  • Contributing with Ideas
• News
  • Changelog
• Glossary

Community

The homepage for pip is at pip-installer.org. Bugs can be filed in the pip issue tracker. Discussion happens on the virtualenv email group.