In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure Pip on Debian 9. Before continuing with this tutorial, make sure you are logged in as a user with sudo privileges. All the commands in this tutorial should be run as a non-root user.
Pip is a package management system which you can use to install and manage packages written in Python. Python is a programming language that allows you to perform web development, software development, system administration, scientific and numeric data analysis and much more. The Python Package Index (PyPI) hosts thousands of third-party modules for Python and you can install any of these modules using the pip package manager.
Install Pip on Debian 9
Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptupgrade |
Step 2. Install PIP on Debian.
- Install PIP for Python 3.
Install pip for Python 3 and all of its dependencies by typing:
1 | sudoaptinstallpython3-pip |
Verify the installation by printing the pip version:
1 | pip3--version |
- Install PIP for Python 2.
Install pip for Python 2 and all of its dependencies:
1 | sudoaptinstallpython-pip |
Check version and confirm installation by entering following:
1 | pip--version |
Step 3. Basic usage of PIP.
- Basic usage of PIP for python 3
To list all the commands in PIP enter following
1 | pip3--help |
Get information of specific command enter following
1 | pip3install--help |
To search package with PIP enter following
1 | pip3searchPACKAGE_NAME |
Install package with PIP enter following in terminal
1 | pip3installPACKAGE_NAME |
To install package from requirements file
1 | pip3install-rrequirements.txt |
Upgrade package with PIP
1 | pip3install--upgradePACKAGE_NAME |
Uninstall package with PIP
1 | pip3uninstallPACKAGE_NAME |
- Basic usage of PIP for python 2
To list all the commands in PIP enter following
1 | pip--help |
Get information of specific command enter following
1 | pipinstall--help |
To search package with PIP enter following
1 | pipsearchPACKAGE_NAME |
Install package with PIP enter following in terminal
1 | pipinstallPACKAGE_NAME |
To install package from requirements file
1 | pipinstall-rrequirements.txt |
Upgrade package with PIP
1 | pipinstall--upgradePACKAGE_NAME |
Uninstall package with PIP
1 | pipuninstallPACKAGE_NAME |
Congratulation, you have learned how to install and configure Pip on Debian 9 Stretch. If you have any question, please leave a comment below.
