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--- pip_notes [2021/07/02 03:44] – [links I came across] raju
+++ pip_notes [2023/01/25 16:19] – [install a specific version of a package] raju
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+==== install a package ====
+<code>
+pip install --ignore-installed PyYAML
+</code>
+Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53807511/pip-cannot-uninstall-package-it-is-a-distutils-installed-project
+==== install a specific version of a package ====
+<code>
+pip install <package>==<version>
+</code>
+For example
+<code>
+pip install pandas==1.5.3
+</code>
+==== pip cache ====
+install a package without using the cache, just for this run.
+  pip install --no-cache-dir <package>
+configure pip to not use the cache "globally" (in all commands)
+  pip config set global.cache-dir false
+remove all wheel files related to matplotlib from pip's cache.
+  pip cache remove matplotlib
+clear all files from pip's cache.
+  pip cache purge
+pip cache directory
+  pip cache dir
+Availability: {'pip cache': 'pip >= 20.1', 'pip config': 'pip >= 10.0', '--no-cache-dir': 'pip >= 6.0'}
+Ref:-
+  * https://stackoverflow.com/a/61762308/6305733 - response from a pip maintainer.
 ==== upgrade pip ====
 <code>