Having tested this using Python 3.5 and pip 7.1.2 on Linux, the situation appears to be this: pip install –user somepackage installs to $HOME/.local, and uninstalling it does work using pip uninstall somepackage. This is true whether or not somepackage is also installed system-wide at the same time. If the package is installed at both … Read more
Why not just do sudo easy_install pip or if this is for python 2.6 sudo easy_install-2.6 pip? This installs pip using the default python package installer system and saves you the hassle of manual set-up all at the same time. This will allow you to then run the pip command for python package installation as it will be installed with … Read more
Why not just do sudo easy_install pip or if this is for python 2.6 sudo easy_install-2.6 pip? This installs pip using the default python package installer system and saves you the hassle of manual set-up all at the same time. This will allow you to then run the pip command for python package installation as it will be installed with … Read more
First make sure you have checked the most voted answer. I’m not sure if it’s exactly your problem, but in my case, I wasn’t able to upgrade Django to 1.2.4 – I was always finishing with 1.2.3 version, so I uninstalled Django with: Then I removed <virtualenv>/build/Django directory and finally I installed the proper version with:
The way is or in short Using sudo will ask to enter your root password to confirm the action, but although common, is considered unsafe. If you do not have a root password (if you are not the admin) you should probably work with virtualenv. You can also use the user flag to install it on this user only.
pip is just a PyPI package like any other; you could use it to upgrade itself the same way you would upgrade any package: On Windows the recommended command is:
The way is or in short Using sudo will ask to enter your root password to confirm the action, but although common, is considered unsafe. If you do not have a root password (if you are not the admin) you should probably work with virtualenv. You can also use the user flag to install it on this user only.
You need to add the path of your pip installation to your PATH system variable. By default, pip is installed to C:\Python34\Scripts\pip (pip now comes bundled with new versions of python), so the path “C:\Python34\Scripts” needs to be added to your PATH variable. To check if it is already in your PATH variable, type echo %PATH% at the CMD … Read more
edit: Manual installation and use of setuptools is not the standard process anymore. If you’re running Python 2.7.9+ or Python 3.4+ Congrats, you should already have pip installed. If you do not, read onward. If you’re running a Unix-like System You can usually install the package for pip through your package manager if your version of Python is older than 2.7.9 or 3.4, … Read more
pip is just a PyPI package like any other; you could use it to upgrade itself the same way you would upgrade any package: On Windows the recommended command is: