Last Updated: February 25, 2016
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· Chao Yang

Python PIP.

PIP -- a nice tool to install python modules. It's a replacement for easy install.
To install the pip tool use:

# yum search pip
python-pip.noarch : Pip installs packages.  Python3 packages.  An easy_install replacement
python3-pip.noarch : Pip installs packages.  Python3 packages.  An easy_install replacement

I guess the python-pip is for python 2.x and python3-pip is for python3. The description is just typo. So I installed python-pip.

What version of pip do I have?

# pip-python --version
pip 1.0.2 from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages (python 2.7)

Seems fedora uses the old pip version, the latest one is 1.2.1. (http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip). Will update it later.

What it provides?

# pip-python help
Usage: pip-python COMMAND [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -h, --help            Show help
  -E DIR, --environment=DIR
                        virtualenv environment to run pip in (either give the
                        interpreter or the environment base directory)
  -s, --enable-site-packages
                        Include site-packages in virtualenv if one is to be
                        created. Ignored if --environment is not used or the
                        virtualenv already exists.
  -v, --verbose         Give more output
  -q, --quiet           Give less output
  --log=FILENAME        Log file where a complete (maximum verbosity) record
                        will be kept
  --proxy=PROXY         Specify a proxy in the form
                        user:passwd@proxy.server:port. Note that the
                        user:password@ is optional and required only if you
                        are behind an authenticated proxy.  If you provide
                        user@proxy.server:port then you will be prompted for a
                        password.
  --timeout=SECONDS, --default-timeout=SECONDS
                        Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds)

Commands available:
  bundle: Create pybundles (archives containing multiple packages)
  freeze: Output all currently installed packages (exact versions) to stdout
  help: Show available commands
  install: Install packages
  search: Search PyPI
  uninstall: Uninstall packages
  unzip: Unzip individual packages
  zip: Zip individual packages

The most useful commands for me are: search, install, uninstall.