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Barry B. Benson
Asked: 2020-06-20 18:20:28 +0800 CST 2020-06-20 18:20:28 +0800 CST

How do I update all pip packages at once?

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I would like to know if there is a way to update all pip packages with a command like: $pkg upgrade or $apt update. I am sorry that this question seems or is very basic. Thanks for answering. Greetings.

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  1. Best Answer

    To date, no, there is no "natural" way to do it, in fact, there is an issue to add this functionality to the command. Of course, there are several possibilities to achieve what you are looking for, this question compiles a wide variety of alternatives, of which I would highlight:

    On Linux or Cygwin-like emulated environments (by rdp )

    pip list --outdated --format=freeze | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1  | xargs -n1 pip install -U

    or for older versions ofpip

    pip freeze --local | grep -v '^\-e' | cut -d = -f 1  | xargs -n1 pip install -U

    With Python code, compatible on all operating systems (by Ramana )

    Attention: this form does not reveal any warningthat emitspip

    Forpip < 10.0.1

    import pip
from subprocess import call

packages = [dist.project_name for dist in pip.get_installed_distributions()]
call("pip install --upgrade " + ' '.join(packages), shell=True)

    Forpip >= 10.0.1

    import pkg_resources
from subprocess import call

packages = [dist.project_name for dist in pkg_resources.working_set]
call("pip install --upgrade " + ' '.join(packages), shell=True)
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