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 Uninstall packages.
pip is able to uninstall most installed packages. Known exceptions are:

Pure distutils packages installed with python setup.py install, which
leave behind no metadata to determine what files were installed.
Script wrappers installed by python setup.py develop.
 
 

-r, --requirement <file>¶
Uninstall all the packages listed in the given requirements file. This option can be used multiple times.
(environment variable: PIP_REQUIREMENT)
 

-y, --yes¶
Don’t ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.
(environment variable: PIP_YES)
 

--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)
 

--break-system-packages¶
Allow pip to modify an EXTERNALLY-MANAGED Python installation
(environment variable: PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES)