pip uses domestic source mirror

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0.What is pip?

pip is the package installer for Python. You can use pip to install packages from the Python Package Index and other indexes.

Offical website:
https://pypi.org/project/pip/

1.Basic command of pip

Command Function
pip –version check pip version
pip –help get help
pip install -U pip upgrade pip
pip install package-name install package
pip install package-name==1.0 install specified version of package
pip install ‘package-name>=1.0’ install package whose version is above or equal to specified one
pip install –upgrade package-name upgrade package
pip uninstall package-name uninstall package
pip search package-name search package
pip show package-name show the inforamtion of package
pip list list all intalled package
pip list -o list the intalled package that can upgrade

2.Domestic source mirror URL

Domestic source mirror:

Organisation URL
Ali http://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/
douban http://pypi.douban.com/simple/
Tsinghua https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple

3.Use domestic source mirror temporarily

Use domestic source mirror temporarily to speed up software downloading and installing process.

pip install package-name -i URL_of_source_mirror

For example,

pip install package-name -i https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple

4.Set domestic source mirror as default source

pip config set global.index-url URL_of_source_mirror

For example:

pip config set global.index-url https://pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/simple

Then pip will get the package from domestic source mirror when you use pip to manage package.

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