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NAME
       pip - A tool for installing and managing Python packages

SYNOPSIS
       pip <command> [options]

       pip3 <command> [options]

DESCRIPTION
       pip  is  a  Python package installer, recommended for installing Python
       packages which are not available in the Debian archive.   It  can  work
       with  version  control repositories (currently only Git, Mercurial, and
       Bazaar repositories), logs output extensively, and prevents partial in-
       stalls by downloading all requirements before starting installation.

       On  Debian,  pip  is  the  command  to use when installing packages for
       Python 2, while pip3 is the command to use when installing packages for
       Python 3.

COMMANDS
       The  command comes before any options.  The following commands are rec-
       ognized:

       help   Show help for commands.

       install
              Install packages.

       uninstall
              Uninstall packages.

       freeze Output installed packages in requirements format.

       list   List installed packages.

       show   Show information about installed packages.

       search Search PyPI for packages.

       wheel  Build wheels from your requirements.

GENERAL OPTIONS
       This list is by no means complete, and it only describes options avail-
       able  to  all  commands.   Use pip <command> --help for more details on
       command specific options.  A few command options are provided below.

       -h, --help
              Show more detailed command help.

       -v, --verbose
              Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used  up  to  3
              times.

       -V, --version
              Show version and exit.

       -q, --quiet
              Give less output.

       --log-file <path>
              Path  to  a  verbose non-appending log, that only logs failures.
              This log is active by default at ~/.pip/pip.log.

       --log <path>
              Path to a verbose appending log.  This log is  inactive  by  de-
              fault.

       --proxy <proxy>
              Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.

       --timeout <sec>
              Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).

       --exists-action <action>
              Default  action  when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore,
              (w)ipe, (b)ackup.

       --cert <path>
              Path to alternate CA bundle.

INSTALL OPTIONS
       pip install installs packages from:

          o PyPI (a.k.a. The Cheeseshop) and other indexes, using requirements
            specifiers.

          o VCS project urls.

          o Local project directories.

          o Local or remote source archives

          o Local  wheel  directories  (python-pip-whl  installs its wheels in
            /usr/share/ python-wheels and they can be locally installed by pip
            using --find-links)

       -e,--editable <path/url>
              Install  a  project  in editable mode (i.e.  setuptools "develop
              mode") from a local project path or a VCS url.

       -r,--requirement <file>
              Install from the given requirements file.  This  option  can  be
              used multiple times.

       -b,--build <dir>
              Directory  to unpack packages into and build in.  The default in
              a virtualenv is "<venv path>/build".  The default for global in-
              stalls is "<OS temp dir>/pip_build_<username>".

       -t,--target <dir>
              Install packages into <dir>.

       -d,--download <dir>
              Download packages into <dir> instead of installing them, regard-
              less of what's already installed.

       --download-cache <dir>
              Cache downloaded packages in <dir>.

       --src <dir>
              Directory to check out editable projects into.  The default in a
              virtualenv  is  "<venv  path>/src".   The default for global in-
              stalls is "<current dir>/src".

       -U, --upgrade
              Upgrade all packages to  the  newest  available  version.   This
              process  is  recursive regardless of whether a dependency is al-
              ready satisfied.

       --force-reinstall
              When upgrading, reinstall all packages even if they are  already
              up-to-date.

       -I, --ignore-installed
              Ignore the installed packages (reinstalling instead).

       --no-deps
              Don't install package dependencies.

       --install-option <options>
              Extra  arguments  to be supplied to the setup.py install command
              (use like --install-option ="--install-scripts=/usr/local/bin").
              Use  multiple  --install-option options to pass multiple options
              to setup.py install. If you are using an option with a directory
              path, be sure to use absolute path.

       --global-option <options>
              Extra  global options to be supplied to the setup.py call before
              the install command.

       --user Install using the user scheme.

       --egg  Install packages as eggs, not 'flat', like  pip  normally  does.
              This option is not about installing from eggs. (WARNING: Because
              this option overrides pip's normal install  logic,  requirements
              files may not behave as expected.)

       --root <dir>
              Install everything relative to this alternate root directory.

       --compile
              Compile py files to pyc.

       --no-compile
              Do not compile py files to pyc.

       --no-use-wheel
              Do not find and prefer wheel archives when searching indexes and
              find-links locations.

       --pre  Include pre-release and development versions.  By  default,  pip
              only finds stable versions.

       --no-clean
              Don't clean up build directories.

       Package Index Options:

       -i,--index-url <url>
              Base     URL     of     Python     Package     Index    (default
              https://pypi.python.org/simple/).

       --extra-index-url <url>
              Extra URLs of package indexes to use in addition to --index-url.

       --no-index
              Ignore package index (only  looking  at  --find-links  URLs  in-
              stead).

       -f,--find-links <url>
              If  a  url  or path to an html file, then parse for links to ar-
              chives. If a local path or file:// url that's a directory,  then
              look for archives in the directory listing.

       --allow-external <package>
              Allow the installation of externally hosted files

       --allow-all-external
              Allow the installation of all externally hosted files

       --allow-unverified <package>
              Allow the installation of insecure and unverifiable files

       --process-dependency-links
              Enable the processing of dependency links.

UNINSTALL OPTIONS
       pip is able to uninstall most installed packages. Known exceptions are:

          o Pure  distutils  packages  installed with python setup.py install,
            which leave behind no metadata to determine what  files  were  in-
            stalled.

          o Script wrappers installed by python setup.py develop.

       -r,--requirement <file>
              Uninstall  all  the  packages  listed  in the given requirements
              file.  This option can be used multiple times.

       -y, --yes
              Don't ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.

AUTHORS
       This  manual  page  was  originally  written   by   Jeff   Licquia   <-
       licquia@debian.org>,    later    rewritten    by    Carl    Chenet   <-
       chaica@debian.org>.  It was rewritten again and the source converted to
       reStructuredText by Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org>.

       Permission  is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
       under the terms of the GNU General Public License,  version  3  or  any
       later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

AUTHOR
       Barry Warsaw <barry@debian.org>

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