PIP3-DOWNLOAD(1) pip PIP3-DOWNLOAD(1)
NAME
pip3-download - description of pip3 download command
DESCRIPTION
Download packages from:
• PyPI (and other indexes) using requirement specifiers.
• VCS project urls.
• Local project directories.
• Local or remote source archives.
pip also supports downloading from "requirements files", which provide
an easy way to specify a whole environment to be downloaded.
USAGE
python -m pip download [options] <requirement specifier> [package-index-options] ...
python -m pip download [options] -r <requirements file> [package-index-options] ...
python -m pip download [options] <vcs project url> ...
python -m pip download [options] <local project path> ...
python -m pip download [options] <archive url/path> ...
OPTIONS
-c, --constraint <file>
Constrain versions using the given constraints file. This option
can be used multiple times.
(environment variable: PIP_CONSTRAINT)
-r, --requirement <file>
Install from the given requirements file. This option can be used
multiple times.
(environment variable: PIP_REQUIREMENT)
--no-deps
Don't install package dependencies.
(environment variable: PIP_NO_DEPS, PIP_NO_DEPENDENCIES)
--global-option <options>
Extra global options to be supplied to the setup.py call before
the install or bdist_wheel command.
(environment variable: PIP_GLOBAL_OPTION)
--no-binary <format_control>
Do not use binary packages. Can be supplied multiple times, and
each time adds to the existing value. Accepts either ":all:" to
disable all binary packages, ":none:" to empty the set (notice
the colons), or one or more package names with commas between
them (no colons). Note that some packages are tricky to compile
and may fail to install when this option is used on them.
(environment variable: PIP_NO_BINARY)
--only-binary <format_control>
Do not use source packages. Can be supplied multiple times, and
each time adds to the existing value. Accepts either ":all:" to
disable all source packages, ":none:" to empty the set, or one or
more package names with commas between them. Packages without bi-
nary distributions will fail to install when this option is used
on them.
(environment variable: PIP_ONLY_BINARY)
--prefer-binary
Prefer binary packages over source packages, even if the source
packages are newer.
(environment variable: PIP_PREFER_BINARY)
--src <dir>
Directory to check out editable projects into. The default in a
virtualenv is "<venv path>/src". The default for global installs
is "<current dir>/src".
(environment variable: PIP_SRC, PIP_SOURCE, PIP_SOURCE_DIR,
PIP_SOURCE_DIRECTORY)
--pre Include pre-release and development versions. By default, pip
only finds stable versions.
(environment variable: PIP_PRE)
--require-hashes
Require a hash to check each requirement against, for repeatable
installs. This option is implied when any package in a require-
ments file has a --hash option.
(environment variable: PIP_REQUIRE_HASHES)
--progress-bar <progress_bar>
Specify whether the progress bar should be used [on, off, raw]
(default: on)
(environment variable: PIP_PROGRESS_BAR)
--no-build-isolation
Disable isolation when building a modern source distribution.
Build dependencies specified by PEP 518 must be already installed
if this option is used.
(environment variable: PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION)
--use-pep517
Use PEP 517 for building source distributions (use
--no-use-pep517 to force legacy behaviour).
(environment variable: PIP_USE_PEP517)
--check-build-dependencies
Check the build dependencies when PEP517 is used.
(environment variable: PIP_CHECK_BUILD_DEPENDENCIES)
--ignore-requires-python
Ignore the Requires-Python information.
(environment variable: PIP_IGNORE_REQUIRES_PYTHON)
-d, --dest <dir>
Download packages into <dir>.
(environment variable: PIP_DEST, PIP_DESTINATION_DIR, PIP_DESTI-
NATION_DIRECTORY)
--platform <platform>
Only use wheels compatible with <platform>. Defaults to the plat-
form of the running system. Use this option multiple times to
specify multiple platforms supported by the target interpreter.
(environment variable: PIP_PLATFORM)
--python-version <python_version>
The Python interpreter version to use for wheel and "Re-
quires-Python" compatibility checks. Defaults to a version de-
rived from the running interpreter. The version can be specified
using up to three dot-separated integers (e.g. "3" for 3.0.0,
"3.7" for 3.7.0, or "3.7.3"). A major-minor version can also be
given as a string without dots (e.g. "37" for 3.7.0).
(environment variable: PIP_PYTHON_VERSION)
--implementation <implementation>
Only use wheels compatible with Python implementation <implemen-
tation>, e.g. 'pp', 'jy', 'cp', or 'ip'. If not specified, then
the current interpreter implementation is used. Use 'py' to
force implementation-agnostic wheels.
(environment variable: PIP_IMPLEMENTATION)
--abi <abi>
Only use wheels compatible with Python abi <abi>, e.g. 'pypy_41'.
If not specified, then the current interpreter abi tag is used.
Use this option multiple times to specify multiple abis supported
by the target interpreter. Generally you will need to specify
--implementation, --platform, and --python-version when using
this option.
(environment variable: PIP_ABI)
--group <[path:]group>
Install a named dependency-group from a "pyproject.toml" file. If
a path is given, the name of the file must be "pyproject.toml".
Defaults to using "pyproject.toml" in the current directory.
(environment variable: PIP_GROUP)
--no-clean
Don't clean up build directories.
(environment variable: PIP_NO_CLEAN)
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