pip uninstall

Contents

• pip uninstall

  • Usage

  • Description

  • Options

  • Examples

Usage

pip uninstall [options] <package> ...
pip uninstall [options] -r <requirements file> ...

Description

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.

Options

-r, --requirement <file>

Uninstall all the packages listed in the given requirements file. This option can be used multiple times.

-y, --yes

Don’t ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.

Examples

1. Uninstall a package.

$ pip uninstall simplejson
Uninstalling simplejson:
  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson
  /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson-2.2.1-py2.7.egg-info
Proceed (y/n)? y
  Successfully uninstalled simplejson