What happens when “pip install <package name>”
Question
What are the sequence of steps when we do
$ pip install <package name>
More specific questions
- How does pip find the package?
- Where does pip store the package?
- How to uninstall the package?
2 answers
solution1
5 ACCPTED 2013-12-24 15:04:58
1. How does pip find the package?
On the web, from the official repository PyPI (Python Package Index) . A complete list of all packages can be found here .
2. Where does pip store the package?
They are installed in your Python directory, depends of your OS. Search about PYTHON_PATH/Lib/sites-packages , you may found packages install through pip :)
3. How to uninstall the package?
pip uninstall <package-name>
solution2
1 2013-12-24 15:06:06
- In the Python Package Index aka PyPI .
- In your Python installation's
Lib\\site-packagesdirectory. - Usually with
pip uninstall <package-name>
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