table of contents
- NAME
- SYNOPSIS
- DESCRIPTION
- OPTIONS
- OPTIONS 'pipx install'
- OPTIONS 'pipx inject'
- OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade'
- OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade-all'
- OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall'
- OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall-all'
- OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall'
- OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall-all'
- OPTIONS 'pipx list'
- OPTIONS 'pipx run'
- OPTIONS 'pipx runpip'
- OPTIONS 'pipx ensurepath'
- OPTIONS 'pipx completions'
- AUTHORS
- SEE ALSO
pipx(1) | General Commands Manual | pipx(1) |
NAME¶
pipx - Install and execute apps from Python packages.
SYNOPSIS¶
pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,completions} ...
DESCRIPTION¶
Install and execute apps from Python packages.
Binaries can either be installed globally into isolated Virtual
Environments
or run directly in a temporary Virtual Environment.
Virtual Environment location is ~/.local/pipx/venvs.
Symlinks to apps are placed in ~/.local/bin.
optional environment variables:
PIPX_HOME Overrides default pipx location. Virtual Environments
will be installed to $PIPX_HOME/venvs.
PIPX_BIN_DIR Overrides location of app installations. Apps are
symlinked or copied here.
USE_EMOJI Overrides emoji behavior. Default value varies based
on platform.
PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON Overrides default python used for commands.
OPTIONS¶
- --version
- Print version and exit
Sub-commands¶
- pipx install
- Install a package
- pipx inject
- Install packages into an existing Virtual Environment
- pipx upgrade
- Upgrade a package
- pipx upgrade-all
- Upgrade all packages. Runs `pip install -U <pkgname>` for each package.
- pipx uninstall
- Uninstall a package
- pipx uninstall-all
- Uninstall all packages
- pipx reinstall
- Reinstall a package
- pipx reinstall-all
- Reinstall all packages
- pipx list
- List installed packages
- pipx run
- Download the latest version of a package to a temporary virtual environment, then run an app from it. Also compatible with local `__pypackages__` directory (experimental).
- pipx runpip
- Run pip in an existing pipx-managed Virtual Environment
- pipx ensurepath
- Ensure directories necessary for pipx operation are in your PATH environment variable.
- pipx completions
- Print instructions on enabling shell completions for pipx
OPTIONS 'pipx install'¶
usage: pipx install [-h] [--include-deps] [--verbose] [--force]
[--suffix SUFFIX] [--python PYTHON]
[--system-site-packages] [--index-url INDEX_URL]
[--editable] [--pip-args PIP_ARGS]
package_spec
The install command is the preferred way to globally install apps
from python packages on your system. It creates an isolated virtual
environment for the package, then ensures the package's apps are
accessible on your $PATH.
The result: apps you can run from anywhere, located in packages
you can cleanly upgrade or uninstall. Guaranteed to not have
dependency version conflicts or interfere with your OS's python
packages. 'sudo' is not required to do this.
pipx install PACKAGE_NAME
pipx install --python PYTHON PACKAGE_NAME
pipx install VCS_URL
pipx install ./LOCAL_PATH
pipx install ZIP_FILE
pipx install TAR_GZ_FILE
The PACKAGE_SPEC argument is passed directly to `pip install`.
The default virtual environment location is ~/.local/pipx
and can be overridden by setting the environment variable `PIPX_HOME`
(Virtual Environments will be installed to `$PIPX_HOME/venvs`).
The default app location is ~/.local/bin and can be
overridden by setting the environment variable `PIPX_BIN_DIR`.
The default python executable used to install a package is
/usr/bin/python3 and can be overridden
by setting the environment variable `PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON`.
- package_spec
- package name or pip installation spec
- --include-deps
- Include apps of dependent packages
- --verbose
- --force, -f
- Modify existing virtual environment and files in PIPX_BIN_DIR
- --suffix SUFFIX
- Optional suffix for virtual environment and executable names. NOTE: The suffix feature is experimental and subject to change.
- --python PYTHON
- The Python executable used to create the Virtual Environment and run the associated app/apps. Must be v3.6+.
- --system-site-packages
- Give the virtual environment access to the system site-packages dir.
- --index-url INDEX_URL, -i INDEX_URL
- Base URL of Python Package Index
- --editable, -e
- Install a project in editable mode
- --pip-args PIP_ARGS
- Arbitrary pip arguments to pass directly to pip install/upgrade commands
OPTIONS 'pipx inject'¶
usage: pipx inject [-h] [--include-apps] [--include-deps]
[--system-site-packages] [--index-url INDEX_URL]
[--editable] [--pip-args PIP_ARGS] [--force] [--verbose]
package dependencies [dependencies ...]
Installs packages to an existing pipx-managed virtual environment.
- package
- Name of the existing pipx-managed Virtual Environment to inject into
- dependencies
- the packages to inject into the Virtual Environment--either package name or pip package spec
- --include-apps
- Add apps from the injected packages onto your PATH
- --include-deps
- Include apps of dependent packages
- --system-site-packages
- Give the virtual environment access to the system site-packages dir.
- --index-url INDEX_URL, -i INDEX_URL
- Base URL of Python Package Index
- --editable, -e
- Install a project in editable mode
- --pip-args PIP_ARGS
- Arbitrary pip arguments to pass directly to pip install/upgrade commands
- --force, -f
- Modify existing virtual environment and files in PIPX_BIN_DIR
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade'¶
usage: pipx upgrade [-h] [--include-injected] [--force]
[--system-site-packages] [--index-url INDEX_URL]
[--editable] [--pip-args PIP_ARGS] [--verbose]
package
Upgrade a package in a pipx-managed Virtual Environment by running 'pip install --upgrade PACKAGE'
- package
- --include-injected
- Also upgrade packages injected into the main app's environment
- --force, -f
- Modify existing virtual environment and files in PIPX_BIN_DIR
- --system-site-packages
- Give the virtual environment access to the system site-packages dir.
- --index-url INDEX_URL, -i INDEX_URL
- Base URL of Python Package Index
- --editable, -e
- Install a project in editable mode
- --pip-args PIP_ARGS
- Arbitrary pip arguments to pass directly to pip install/upgrade commands
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade-all'¶
usage: pipx upgrade-all [-h] [--include-injected] [--skip SKIP
[SKIP ...]]
[--force] [--verbose]
Upgrades all packages within their virtual environments by running 'pip install --upgrade PACKAGE'
- --include-injected
- Also upgrade packages injected into the main app's environment
- --skip SKIP [SKIP ...]
- skip these packages
- --force, -f
- Modify existing virtual environment and files in PIPX_BIN_DIR
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall'¶
usage: pipx uninstall [-h] [--verbose] package
Uninstalls a pipx-managed Virtual Environment by deleting it and any files that point to its apps.
OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall-all'¶
usage: pipx uninstall-all [-h] [--verbose]
Uninstall all pipx-managed packages
OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall'¶
usage: pipx reinstall [-h] [--python PYTHON] [--verbose] package
Reinstalls a package.
Package is uninstalled, then installed with pipx install PACKAGE
with the same options used in the original install of PACKAGE.
- package
- --python PYTHON
- The Python executable used to recreate the Virtual Environment and run the associated app/apps. Must be v3.6+.
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall-all'¶
usage: pipx reinstall-all [-h] [--python PYTHON] [--skip SKIP
[SKIP ...]]
[--verbose]
Reinstalls all packages.
Packages are uninstalled, then installed with pipx install PACKAGE
with the same options used in the original install of PACKAGE.
This is useful if you upgraded to a new version of Python and want
all your packages to use the latest as well.
- --python PYTHON
- The Python executable used to recreate the Virtual Environment and run the associated app/apps. Must be v3.6+.
- --skip SKIP [SKIP ...]
- skip these packages
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx list'¶
usage: pipx list [-h] [--include-injected] [--json] [--verbose]
List packages and apps installed with pipx
- --include-injected
- Show packages injected into the main app's environment
- --json
- Output rich data in json format.
- --verbose
OPTIONS 'pipx run'¶
usage: pipx run [-h] [--no-cache] [--pypackages] [--spec SPEC]
[--verbose]
[--python PYTHON] [--system-site-packages]
[--index-url INDEX_URL] [--editable] [--pip-args PIP_ARGS]
app ...
Download the latest version of a package to a temporary virtual
environment,
then run an app from it. The environment will be cached
and re-used for up to 14 days. This
means subsequent calls to 'run' for the same package will be faster
since they can re-use the cached Virtual Environment.
In support of PEP 582 'run' will use apps found in a local
__pypackages__
directory, if present. Please note that this behavior is experimental,
and acts as a companion tool to pythonloc. It may be modified or
removed in the future. See https://github.com/cs01/pythonloc.
- app ...
- app/package name and any arguments to be passed to it
- --no-cache
- Do not re-use cached virtual environment if it exists
- --pypackages
- Require app to be run from local __pypackages__ directory
- --spec SPEC
- The package name or specific installation source passed to pip.
Runs `pip install -U SPEC`.
For example `--spec mypackage==2.0.0` or `--spec git+https://github.com/user/repo.git@branch` - --verbose
- --python PYTHON
- The Python version to run package's CLI app with. Must be v3.6+.
- --system-site-packages
- Give the virtual environment access to the system site-packages dir.
- --index-url INDEX_URL, -i INDEX_URL
- Base URL of Python Package Index
- --editable, -e
- Install a project in editable mode
- --pip-args PIP_ARGS
- Arbitrary pip arguments to pass directly to pip install/upgrade commands
OPTIONS 'pipx runpip'¶
usage: pipx runpip [-h] [--verbose] package ...
Run pip in an existing pipx-managed Virtual Environment
OPTIONS 'pipx ensurepath'¶
usage: pipx ensurepath [-h] [--force]
Ensure directory where pipx stores apps is in your PATH environment variable. Also if pipx was installed via `pip install --user`, ensure pipx itself is in your PATH. Note that running this may modify your shell's configuration file(s) such as '~/.bashrc'.
- --force, -f
- Add text to your shell's config file even if it looks like your PATH already contains paths to pipx and pipx-install apps.
OPTIONS 'pipx completions'¶
usage: pipx completions [-h]
Print instructions on enabling shell completions for pipx
AUTHORS¶
pipx(1) was written by Chad Smith and contributors. The project can be found online at https://pypa.github.io/pipx/
SEE ALSO¶
Manual |