pip-review
pip-review lets you smoothly manage all available PyPI updates.
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need a simple interactive or batch upgrade workflow for pip packages. The permissive BSD license and zero runtime dependencies make it lightweight. Verify compatibility with your current Python and pip versions before relying on it for production automation, given the release date of 2022-11-29.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires pip to be installed and functional; pip-review defers all package operations to pip itself.
- High install friction: the package has no runtime dependencies but has not been released since 2022-11-29.
- The repository is active and maintained, though the gap since the last release may warrant verification of compatibility with current Python and pip versions.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD (permissive) — BSD license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
last release 2022-11-29 (1354 days) · last repo commit 2026-07-31 · 621 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 205,626 downloads/mo, #9,585 on PyPI
Alternatives
Verify before relying
pip install pip-review
pip-review
# or for interactive mode:
pip-review --interactive
# or to auto-upgrade all:
pip-review --auto- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python and pip versions given the 2022-11-29 release date.
- Whether the package handles modern Python packaging standards (PEP 517, pyproject.toml) or is limited to legacy workflows.
- Current maintenance status and release velocity despite the 'active' repository label.
What it is and what it does
pip-review is a thin command-line tool that wraps pip's update-checking and installation capabilities. It reads the list of outdated packages from `pip list --outdated` and can report them, upgrade them all at once with `--auto`, or prompt you interactively for each one with `--interactive`. The tool also respects pip's constraint files (via PIP_CONSTRAINT environment variable or pip.conf) to exclude specific packages from upgrades.
The package has no external runtime dependencies—it relies entirely on pip itself being available. It supports Python 2.7 and Python 3.3 through 3.10 according to its classifiers. The tool can be invoked as a command-line script or as a module with `python -m pip_review`, which is useful when managing multiple Python versions.
Use it for
- Batch-check all installed packages for available updates without manually running pip list --outdated.
- Automatically upgrade all packages in a development environment with a single command and constraint file.
- Interactively review and selectively upgrade packages one at a time, with the option to skip or upgrade all remaining.
- Manage package updates across multiple Python versions by invoking pip-review as a module.
- Enforce version pinning via constraint files to prevent unwanted upgrades of critical dependencies.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need a simple interactive or batch upgrade workflow for pip packages.
The permissive BSD license and zero runtime dependencies make it lightweight. Verify compatibility with your current Python and pip versions before relying on it for production automation, given the release date of 2022-11-29.
Install
pip-review on PyPI
Before you install
High install friction: the package has no runtime dependencies but has not been released since 2022-11-29. The repository is active and maintained, though the gap since the last release may warrant verification of compatibility with current Python and pip versions.
Requires pip to be installed and functional; pip-review defers all package operations to pip itself.
License in practice
BSD license (permissive) means you can use, modify, and distribute this package with minimal restrictions, provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install pip-review
pip-review
# or for interactive mode:
pip-review --interactive
# or to auto-upgrade all:
pip-review --autoVerify before relying
- Whether the package works reliably with modern Python and pip versions given the 2022-11-29 release date.
- Whether the package handles modern Python packaging standards (PEP 517, pyproject.toml) or is limited to legacy workflows.
- Current maintenance status and release velocity despite the 'active' repository label.
Package facts
| License | BSD permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=2.7, !=3.0, !=3.1, !=3.2 |
| Install friction | High. Source build required |
| Runtime dependencies | None |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1,354 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 205,626 / month, #9,585 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 2Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9Topic :: System :: Systems Administration |
Evidence: pip-review-1.3.0.tar.gz
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