What happens when "pip install <package name">

Question

What is the sequence of steps when we do

 $ pip install <package name> 

More specific questions

• How does pip find the package?
• Where does the pip store the packet?
• How to remove a package?

Answer 1

1. How does pip find the package?

On the Internet, from the official PyPI repository (Python Package Index). A complete list of all packages can be found here .

2. Where does the pip store the package?

They are installed in your Python directory, depending on your OS. Search PYTHON_PATH/Lib/sites-packages , you can find packages to install via pip :)

3. How to remove a package?

 pip uninstall <package-name> 

Answer 2

• In the Python package index, aka PyPI .
• In your Lib\site-packages directory for installing Python.
• Usually with pip uninstall <package-name>