pip-uninstall1
Description of pip uninstall command
Overview
Uninstall packages.
pip is able to uninstall most installed packages. Known exceptions are:
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Pure distutils packages installed with python setup.py install, which leave behind no metadata to determine what files were installed.
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Script wrappers installed by python setup.py develop.
Usage
python -m pip uninstall [options] <package> ... python -m pip uninstall [options] -r <requirements file> ...
Options
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-r, --requirement <file> -
Uninstall all the packages listed in the given requirements file. This option can be used multiple times.
(environment variable:
PIP_REQUIREMENT)
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-y, --yes -
Don't ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.
(environment variable:
PIP_YES)
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--root-user-action <root_user_action> -
Action if pip is run as a root user [warn, ignore] (default: warn)
(environment variable:
PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION)
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--break-system-packages -
Allow pip to modify an EXTERNALLY-MANAGED Python installation
(environment variable:
PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES)
Releases
2 releases since Debian 13 (Trixie); the text changed 1 time.