pip

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Two barsScore 6.8

pip is ranked #19 of 93 in package managers on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows.

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Purpose: pip is the package installer for Python and can install packages from PyPI and other indexes.
Package sources: pip can install from package indexes, version control system URLs, local project directories, and local or remote source archives.
Requirements files: pip supports requirements files as a way to specify a whole environment to install.
Installation report: The install command offers a report option to generate a JSON report of what pip installed.
Platform support: The current pip version works on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Python compatibility: The current version supports CPython 3.10 through 3.15 and the latest PyPy3; other operating systems and Python versions are not supported by pip’s maintainers.
Installation: pip is usually installed automatically in virtual environments and with Python downloaded from python.org.
Standalone option: pip is available as an experimental standalone zip application, which the documentation says should not be used in production environments.
Telemetry: pip does not collect telemetry, but sends non-identifying environment information such as Python version and operating system to remote indexes it uses.
Security reporting: The documentation directs users to report security issues to [email protected].
Support: The documentation directs users seeking help to GitHub Issues, the Discourse channel, and User IRC.

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