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pip

pip

8.0
A tool that installs and manages Python packages
  • noun
  • /pɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pip (gestor de paquetes de Python)
  • To install the latest version of the library, use the pip command in your terminal.

Examples

  • The U.S. government pulled out of a planned $4.4 billion Public-Private Investment Program, or P-PIP fund, that Gundlach was supposed to have managed, saying TCW had violated the key-man provision of the investment agreement.

    Blog text (6)

  • When appropriate, these are coupled with the services of the BTIC to develop a Personal Improvement Plan (PIP) for the beginning teacher.

    Academic text (1990)

  • That's done, and we'll now move on to install the Python driver for our FTDI hardware using the pip command we made sure was installed.

  • You can easily manage your Python packages with pip by running simple commands.

  • If you want to upgrade a package, simply type pip install --upgrade package_name.

Synonyms

pkg
vspip
  • Specialized
9.9

A program run from the terminal that installs, removes, and updates software on some Unix systems

is focused on managing programming language libraries rather than general system software

Idioms

pip pip
  • Archaic
9.9

A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye

toodle pip
  • Archaic
9.9

A cheerful informal way to say goodbye

Compounds

pip-squeak
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A small or young person who is not taken seriously

Surface Forms

pip singular
pips plural

Etymology

Pip The Python tool pip gets its name from the short phrase 'Pip Installs Packages', so its name simply says what it does: it installs and manages Python packages.