pipx - Man Page
Install and execute apps from Python packages.
Examples (TL;DR)
- Run an app in a temporary virtual environment:
pipx run pycowsay moo
- Install a package in a virtual environment and add entry points to path:
pipx install package
- List installed packages:
pipx list
- Run an app in a temporary virtual environment with a package name different from the executable:
pipx run --spec httpx-cli httpx http://www.github.com
Synopsis
pipx [-h] [--version] {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,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.
PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON Overrides default python used for commands.
USE_EMOJI Overrides emoji behavior. Default value varies based
on platform.
Options
- --version
Print version and exit
Subcommands
- 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 environment
Print a list of variables used in pipx.constants.
- pipx completions
Print instructions on enabling shell completions for pipx
COMMAND '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
OPTIONS 'pipx install'
- --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
COMMAND '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
OPTIONS 'pipx inject'
- --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
COMMAND '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
OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade'
- --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
COMMAND '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'
OPTIONS 'pipx upgrade-all'
- --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
COMMAND '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.
package
OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall'
COMMAND 'pipx uninstall-all'
usage: pipx uninstall-all [-h] [--verbose]
Uninstall all pipx-managed packages
OPTIONS 'pipx uninstall-all'
COMMAND '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
OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall'
- --python PYTHON
The Python executable used to recreate the Virtual Environment and run the associated app/apps. Must be v3.6+.
COMMAND '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.
OPTIONS 'pipx reinstall-all'
- --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
COMMAND 'pipx list'
usage: pipx list [-h] [--include-injected] [--json | --short] [--verbose]
List packages and apps installed with pipx
OPTIONS 'pipx list'
- --include-injected
Show packages injected into the main app's environment
- --json
Output rich data in json format.
- --short
List packages only.
COMMAND '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
OPTIONS 'pipx run'
- --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
COMMAND 'pipx runpip'
usage: pipx runpip [-h] [--verbose] package ...
Run pip in an existing pipx-managed Virtual Environment
- package
Name of the existing pipx-managed Virtual Environment to run pip in
- pipargs
Arguments to forward to pip command
OPTIONS 'pipx runpip'
COMMAND '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'.
OPTIONS 'pipx ensurepath'
- --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.
COMMAND 'pipx environment'
usage: pipx environment [-h] [--value VARIABLE]
Available variables: PIPX_HOME, PIPX_BIN_DIR, PIPX_SHARED_LIBS, PIPX_LOCAL_VENVS, PIPX_LOG_DIR, PIPX_TRASH_DIR, PIPX_VENV_CACHEDIR
Only PIPX_HOME and PIPX_BIN_DIR can be set by users in the above list.
OPTIONS 'pipx environment'
- --value VARIABLE, -v VARIABLE
Print the value of the variable.
COMMAND '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
pip(1), virtualenv(1)