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SKILL.md

name: pip description: Install and manage Python packages with pip. Use when tasks mention pip commands, Python packages, virtual environments, requirements.txt, or PyPI indexes.

pip

Intent Router

Request	Reference	Load When
Install pip, upgrade pip, pip.conf settings	`references/install-and-setup.md`	pip needs to be installed, upgraded, or configured globally
requirements.txt, version specifiers, indexes, hashes	`references/requirements-and-indexes.md`	Dependency files, private indexes, or hash pinning is involved
CLI commands, install/freeze/list/wheel	`references/command-cookbook.md`	Specific pip commands or package workflows are needed
venv creation, activation, site-packages, pipx	`references/virtual-environments.md`	Virtual environment setup or isolation questions arise

Quick Start

# 1. Create a virtual environment
python -m venv .venv

# 2. Activate the virtual environment
source .venv/bin/activate        # bash/zsh
# .venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1    # PowerShell

# 3. Install dependencies from requirements file
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 4. Capture installed packages to a requirements file
pip freeze > requirements.txt

Core Command Tracks

Install package: pip install <pkg> / pip install "<pkg>>=1.2,<2"
Install from file: pip install -r requirements.txt
Editable install: pip install -e . — links source directory directly
Uninstall: pip uninstall <pkg>
List installed: pip list / pip list --outdated
Show package info: pip show <pkg>
Check deps: pip check — verifies no broken requirements
Freeze: pip freeze > requirements.txt — captures exact pinned versions
Download only: pip download -r requirements.txt -d ./vendor

Safety Guardrails

Never install packages into the system Python; always activate a virtual environment first.
Use --require-hashes in production requirements files to prevent supply-chain tampering.
Avoid --trusted-host in production environments; configure proper TLS certificates instead.
Pin exact versions (==) in deployment requirements to ensure reproducible installs.
Run pip check after installs to surface dependency conflicts early.

# Troubleshoot dependency conflicts: check for broken requirements and show package info
pip check
pip show requests
pip list --outdated

Related Skills

poetry — dependency management and packaging with lock files and build system
pipenv — combines pip and virtualenv with a Pipfile and lock file
ci-architecture — caching pip installs and managing virtualenvs in CI/CD pipelines

References

references/install-and-setup.md
references/requirements-and-indexes.md
references/command-cookbook.md
references/virtual-environments.md
Official docs: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/
User guide: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/
Requirements format: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/reference/requirements-file-format/
PyPI: https://pypi.org