Install a Specific Version of a Package with PIP
You might have a project which needs a certain specific version of a package, in this post, we're going to highlight how you can install a specific version of a package with pip.
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Commands for Installing a specific version of a package with pip
To install a specific package version, you can use the pip install command followed by the name and version of the package you want to install.
- If you want to install the latest version o a package, don't specify a version and use the command
pip install <nameofpackage>. Here, you replace the<nameofpackage>with the name of the package you want to install - To install the specific version of a package you can use the command pip install
nameofpackage==version>. For example, if your package is called qubits and you want to install version 1.0.5 you would use the following command:pip install qubit==1.0.5 - To specify the minimum version of a package, you can use the command
pip install nameofpackage>=version. For example, if you want to install the package qubit with a minimum version of2.0, your command would be:pip install 'qubit>=2.0.0'.
Don't forget to wrap the package and version name in single quotes!
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TL;DR
Use the commands below to download the latest, specific, or minimum version of a package with pip.
$ pip install <nameOfPackage> // Install the latest version
$ pip install nameOfPackage==2.0.2 // Install the version requested
$ pip install 'nameOfPackage>=2.0.2 // Specifies the minimum version to be installedThat's all folks!