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zakdances
zakdances

Reputation: 23685

What does the "-U" option stand for in pip install -U

Despite a ton of Googling, I can't find any docs for pip's command line options/arguments. What does pip install -U mean? Does anyone have a link to a list of pip's options and arguments?

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Martijn Pieters
Martijn Pieters

Reputation: 1121884

Type pip install -h to list help:

-U, --upgrade Upgrade all packages to the newest available version

So, if you already have a package installed, it will upgrade the package for you. Without the -U switch it'll tell you the package is already installed and exit.

Each pip subcommand has its own help listing. pip -h shows you overall help, and pip [subcommand] -h gives you help for that sub command, such as install.

You can also find the full reference documentation online; the General Options section covers switches available for every pip subcommand, while each subcommand has a separate Options section to cover subcommand-specific switches; see the pip install options section, for example.

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