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pip search¶

Usage¶

Unix/macOSpython -m pip search [options] <query>

Windowspy -m pip search [options] <query>




Description¶

Search for PyPI packages whose name or summary contains <query>.



Options¶


-i, --index <url>¶
Base URL of Python Package Index (default https://pypi.org/pypi)
(environment variable: PIP_INDEX)





Examples¶

Search for “peppercorn”

Unix/macOS$ python -m pip search peppercorn
pepperedform    - Helpers for using peppercorn with formprocess.
peppercorn      - A library for converting a token stream into [...]

WindowsC:\> py -m pip search peppercorn
pepperedform    - Helpers for using peppercorn with formprocess.
peppercorn      - A library for converting a token stream into [...]