In this article, we will have explained the necessary steps to install and configure Pip on Debian 10. 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 that allows you to install Python packages. With pip, you can install packages from the Python Package Index (PyPI) and other repositories.
Install Pip on Debian
Step 1. The first command will update the package lists to ensure you get the latest version and dependencies.
sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade
Step 2. Install PIP on Debian 10.
The installation is pretty straightforward, just run the following commands as a user with sudo privileges:
- Install PIP for Python 3.
Install pip for Python 3 and all of its dependencies by typing:
sudo apt install python3-pip
Verify the installation by printing the pip version:
pip3 --version
- Install PIP for Python 2.
Install pip for Python 2 and all of its dependencies:
sudo apt install python-pip
Check version and confirm installation by entering the following:
pip --version
Step 3. Basic usage of PIP.
- Basic usage of PIP for python 3
To list all the commands in PIP enter the following
pip3 --help
Get information of specific command enter following
pip3 install --help
To search package with PIP enter the following
pip3 search PACKAGE_NAME
Install package with PIP enter following in a terminal
pip3 install PACKAGE_NAME
To install package from requirements file
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Upgrade package with PIP
pip3 install --upgrade PACKAGE_NAME
Uninstall package with PIP
pip3 uninstall PACKAGE_NAME
- Basic usage of PIP for python 2
To list all the commands in PIP enter the following
pip --help
Get information of specific command enter following
pip install --help
To search package with PIP enter the following
pip search PACKAGE_NAME
Install package with PIP enter following in a terminal
pip install PACKAGE_NAME
To install package from requirements file
pip install -r requirements.txt
Upgrade package with PIP
pip install --upgrade PACKAGE_NAME
Uninstall package with PIP
pip uninstall PACKAGE
Congratulation, you have learned how to install and configure Pip on Debian 10 Buster. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.