How To Install python-pip on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip on Debian 9. python-pip is Python package installer

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip on Debian 9.

What is python-pip

python-pip is:

pip is the Python package installer. It integrates with virtualenv, doesn’t do partial installs, can save package state for replaying, can install from non-egg sources, and can install from version control repositories.

There are three methods to install python-pip on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pip Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-pip

Install python-pip Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python-pip

Install python-pip Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install python-pip using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pip

How To Uninstall python-pip on Debian 9

To uninstall only the python-pip package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pip

Uninstall python-pip And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pip and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pip

Remove python-pip Configurations and Data

To remove python-pip configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pip

Remove python-pip configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python-pip configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pip

Dependencies

python-pip have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pip package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.