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https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pipx

Install command: brew install pipx

Execute Python binaries from Python packages in Python isolated environments.

https://pypa.github.io/pipx

https://pypa.github.io/pipx/comparisons

Homebrew on macOS

brew search pipx

=⇒ Formulae

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(base) iMac ~ % brew install pipx

Running `brew update --auto-update`…

=⇒ Auto-updated Homebrew!

Updated 2 taps (homebrew/core and homebrew/cask).

=⇒ Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/pipx/manifests/1.1.0-1

=⇒ Downloading https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core/pipx/blobs

=⇒ Downloading from https://pkg-containers.githubusercontent.com/ghcr1/blobs/sha256:414563e8da0d2aa2084683eb7f303cacee4b3b1f43f72ef3992995c

=⇒ Pouring pipx–1.1.0.monterey.bottle.1.tar.gz

🍺 /usr/local/Cellar/pipx/1.1.0: 901 files, 11.5MB

=⇒ Running `brew cleanup pipx`…

Disable this behaviour by setting HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP.

Hide these Homebrew hints with HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS (see `man brew`).

(base) iMac ~ % pipx --version

1.1.0

(base) iMac ~ % pipx --help

usage: pipx [-h] [–version]

           {install,inject,upgrade,upgrade-all,uninstall,uninstall-all,reinstall,reinstall-all,list,run,runpip,ensurepath,environment,completions}
           ...

Install and execute apps from Python packages.

Binaries can either be installed globally into isolated Virtual Environments or run directly in a temporary Virtual Environment.

Virtual Environment location is /Users/USERNAME/.local/pipx/venvs.

Symlinks to apps are placed in /Users/USERNAME/.local/bin.

optional Pipx environment variables:

• PIPX_HOME - Overrides default pipx location. Pipx Virtual Environments will be installed to $PIPX_HOME/venvs.

• PIPX_BIN_DIR - Overrides location of Python app installations. Python apps are symlinked or copied here.

• PIPX_DEFAULT_PYTHON - Overrides default python used for Python commands.

• USE_EMOJI - Overrides emoji behavior. Default value varies based on OS platform.

options:

• pipx -h and pipx --help - show this pipx help message and exit

• pipx --version - Print pipx version and exit

subcommands:

 Get help for commands with pipx COMMAND --help

install, inject, upgrade, upgrade-all, uninstall, uninstall-all, reinstall, reinstall-all, list, run, runpip, ensurepath, environment, completion

• pipx install - Install a Python package

• pipx inject - Install Python packages into an existing Python Virtual Environment

• pipx upgrade - Upgrade a Python package

• pipx upgrade-all - Upgrade all Python packages. Runs `pip install -U <pkgname>` for each Python package.

• pipx uninstall - Uninstall a Python package

• pipx uninstall-all - Uninstall all Python packages

• pipx reinstall - Reinstall a package

• pipx reinstall-all - Reinstall all packages

• pipx list - List installed packages

• pipx run - Download the latest version of a Python package to a temporary Python virtual environment, then run an Python app from it. Also compatible with local `__pypackages__` directory (experimental).

• pipx runpip - Run pip in an existing pipx-managed pipx Virtual Environment

• pipx ensurepath - Ensure directories necessary for pipx operation are in your Python PATH environment variable.

• pipx environment - Print a list of Python variables used in pipx.constants.

• pipx completions - Print instructions on enabling shell completions for pipx

Homebrew on Linux

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