How to Install Pip on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04 with examples

In this article we are going to show how to install pip on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04. If you want to learn about pip on Ubuntu 18.04 | 20.04 with examples then this post is ideal for you.

Pip is a package management tool that is used for installing Python packages. By the help of pip package management tool, you can search, download and install packages from Python Package Index and other repositories.

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How to Install Pip on Ubuntu 18.04|20.04

Step 1 : Install PiP for Python 3

Run the below command to install pip package management tool for Python version 3:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip

When you rub the above command, it will install pip and all required dependencies.

To verify the installation of pip, run the below command:

pip3 --version

When you run the above command, it will display the output similar like below:

Output:
pip 20.0.2 from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/pip (python 3.8)

Step 2 : Install PiP for Python 2

By default, pip package management tool doesn’t come with Ubuntu for Python 2, so we will install pip for Python 2 using the get-pip.py script. Simply run the below command to enable the repository and install Python 2:

sudo add-apt-repository universe
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python-pip

The above command enable the universe repository and installed Python 2. Now you can install pip using get-pip.py script. simply just download the script and run it to install pip for Python 2:

curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py --output get-pip.py
sudo python2 get-pip.py

The above command will install pip, setuptools and wheel which allows you to install source distributions.

Step 3 : How to use PiP for Python 3

If you are new to pip and don’t know that how to use pip, then run the its help command to display some useful basic pip commands options:

pip3 --help
pip install --help

The above command display some basic helpful commands as similar like below:

Usage:   
  pip  [options]

Commands:
  install                     Install packages.
  download                    Download packages.
  uninstall                   Uninstall packages.
  freeze                      Output installed packages in requirements format.
  list                        List installed packages.
  show                        Show information about installed packages.
  check                       Verify installed packages have compatible

Step 4 : Example:

Install Package Using Pip

Run the below command to install a package:

pip3 install python-openstackclient

The above command will install the python-openstackclient package for the Python 3.

Upgrade a Package using Pip

pip3 install --upgrade python-openstackclient

Uninstalling Packages using Pip

pip3 uninstall python-openstackclient

When you are complete your Python project and want to return to your normal shell then simply run the deactivate command to do that:

deactivate

That’s all

If you face any error and issue in above steps , please use comment box below to report.