pip-config - Man Page

pip-config — description of pip config command

IMPORTANT:

Manage local and global configuration.

Subcommands:

• list: List the active configuration (or from the file specified)
• edit: Edit the configuration file in an editor
• get: Get the value associated with name
• set: Set the name=value
• unset: Unset the value associated with name
• debug: List the configuration files and values defined under them

If none of --user, --global and --site are passed, a virtual environment configuration file is used if one is active and the file exists. Otherwise, all modifications happen on the to the user file by default.

python -m pip config [<file-option>] list
python -m pip config [<file-option>] [--editor <editor-path>] edit

python -m pip config [<file-option>] get name
python -m pip config [<file-option>] set name value
python -m pip config [<file-option>] unset name
python -m pip config [<file-option>] debug

--editor <editor>

Editor to use to edit the file. Uses VISUAL or EDITOR environment variables if not provided.

--global

Use the system-wide configuration file only

--user

Use the user configuration file only

--site

Use the current environment configuration file only

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The man pages pip-3.9-config(1), pip3.9-config(1), pip-3-config(1) and pip3-config(1) are aliases of pip-config(1).