Pointer 1: To install specific version of packages do
# pip install 'numpy==1.5.1'
Pointer 2: To show what files was installed
# pip show --files numpy --- Name: numpy Version: 1.8.1 Location: /usr/local/python-2.7.8/lib/python2.7/site-packages Requires: Files: ../numpy/__init__.py ..... .....
Pointer 3: Uninstall a package
# pip uninstall num Uninstalling SomePackage:
Pointer 4: Upgrade a package:
# pip install --upgrade SomePackage [...] Found existing installation: SomePackage 1.0 Uninstalling SomePackage: Successfully uninstalled SomePackage Running setup.py install for SomePackage Successfully installed SomePackage
Pointer 5: List what packages are outdated:
# pip list --outdated SomePackage (Current: 1.0 Latest: 2.0)
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