pip Cheat Sheet

python -m pip --version

# Print the installed pip version and Python path.

python -m pip help

# Display general pip help and available commands.

python -m pip help install

# Display options for the install command.

python -m pip list

# Show installed packages in the active environment.

python -m pip list --outdated

# Show packages with newer available versions.

python -m pip show requests

# Inspect metadata for an installed package.

python -m pip install requests

# Install the latest version of a package.

python -m pip install "requests==2.32.3"

# Pin installation to an exact version.

python -m pip install "requests>=2.31,<3"

# Allow a controlled range of versions.

python -m pip install --upgrade requests

# Upgrade one package to the latest matching version.

python -m pip install --upgrade pip

# Update pip in the active interpreter.

python -m pip uninstall requests

# Remove an installed package.

python -m pip uninstall -y requests

# Remove a package non-interactively.

python -m pip check

# Report broken or incompatible installed dependencies.

python -m pip freeze

# Output pinned installed versions.

python -m pip inspect

# Output structured JSON details for the environment.

python -m pip index versions requests

# Show candidate versions for a package from the index.

python -m pip download requests -d ./packages

# Fetch distributions locally without modifying the environment.

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

# Use a specific package index URL.

python -m pip install --extra-index-url https://example.com/simple internal-package

# Search an additional package index.

python -m pip install --no-index --find-links ./wheels requests

# Disable indexes and use local artifacts.

python -m pip install --trusted-host internal.example.com --index-url http://internal.example.com/simple internal-package

# Bypass HTTPS verification restrictions for a host.

python -m pip install --pre package-name

# Permit alpha, beta, and release candidate versions.

python -m pip install --no-binary :all: lxml

# Install from source instead of wheels.

python -m pip install --only-binary :all: numpy

# Only install wheel distributions.

python -m pip wheel -r requirements.txt -w ./wheelhouse

# Build wheels into a directory without installing.

python -m pip install ./wheelhouse/package_name-1.0.0-py3-none-any.whl

# Install a local wheel artifact.