---
id: pip
version: "26.2.1"
license: MIT
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# pip — The PyPA recommended tool for installing Python packages.

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 100 on PyPI

## Install

pip install pip
uv add pip
poetry add pip

## Description

pip - The Python Package Installer
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Pip is the `package installer`_ for Python. You can use pip to install packages from the `Python Package Index`_ and other indexes.

Please take a look at our documentation for how to install and use pip:

* `Installation`_
* `Usage`_

We release updates regularly, with a new version every 3 months. Find more details in our documentation:

* `Release notes`_
* `Release process`_

If you find bugs, need help, or want to talk to the developers, please use our mailing lists or chat rooms:

* `Issue tracking`_
* `Discourse channel`_
* `User IRC`_

If you want to get involved, head over to GitHub to get the source code, look at our development documentation...

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