.. _spkg_pip:

pip: Tool for installing and managing Python packages
=====================================================

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

License
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MIT


Upstream Contact
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- Project Page: https://github.com/pypa/pip
- Install howto: https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/installing.html
- Changelog: https://pip.pypa.io/en/latest/news.html
- Bug Tracking: https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues
- Mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/python-virtualenv
- Docs: https://pip.pypa.io/

Dependencies
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-  python
-  setuptools

Type
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standard


Version Information
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package-version.txt::

    21.0.1

install-requires.txt::

    pip >=20.2.3


Equivalent System Packages
--------------------------

conda:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ conda install pip3 python:pip python3x-pip

opensuse:

.. CODE-BLOCK:: bash

    $ sudo zypper install pip3 python:pip python3x-pip

See https://repology.org/project/pip3/versions, https://repology.org/project/python:pip/versions, https://repology.org/project/python3x-pip/versions

However, these system packages will not be used for building Sage
because using Python site-packages is not supported by the Sage distribution;
see https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/29023