pip Cheat Sheet/Install from a custom index

Use a specific package index URL.

Section: Indexes and Private Repositories

Install from a custom index

bash
bash
python -m pip install --index-url https://pypi.org/simple requests
Explanation

Override the default package index for this invocation.

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