how to use python2.7 pip instead of default pip

Question

I just installed python 2.7 and also pip to the 2.7 site package.

When I get the version with:

pip -V

It shows:

pip 1.3.1 from /usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages (python 2.6)

How do I use the 2.7 version of pip located at:

/usr/local/lib/python2.7/site-packages

maennel · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-23T10:35:08.573

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There should be a binary called "pip2.7" installed at some location included within your $PATH variable.

You can find that out by typing

which pip2.7

This should print something like '/usr/local/bin/pip2.7' to your stdout. If it does not print anything like this, it is not installed. In that case, install it by running

$ wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py
$ sudo python2.7 get-pip.py

Now, you should be all set, and

which pip2.7

should return the correct output.

edited Mar 23 '21 at 10:35

answered Oct 08 '14 at 22:12

maennel

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How would we uninstall the pip2.7 installed this way? – personjerry Nov 08 '15 at 22:01
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@personjerry You can simply run `pip2.7 uninstall pip` in order to have pip uninstall itself. – maennel Nov 10 '15 at 10:29
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in fact sudo curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python2.7 is more appropriate – guignol Aug 06 '16 at 08:57
https://bootstrap.pypa.io/2.7/get-pip.py worked. And installed at: $(HOME)/Library/Python/2.7/bin – Ken Feb 01 '21 at 01:04
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Url changed to: `wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/2.7/get-pip.py` – Leila Mar 11 '21 at 20:21
On Windows, use `where pip2.7` (because `which` is a linux command). – kett Oct 15 '21 at 07:07

score 55 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '18 at 02:33

An alternative is to call the pip module by using python2.7, as below:

python2.7 -m pip <commands>

For example, you could run python2.7 -m pip install <package> to install your favorite python modules. Here is a reference: https://stackoverflow.com/a/50017310/4256346.

In case the pip module has not yet been installed for this version of python, you can run the following:

python2.7 -m ensurepip

Running this command will "bootstrap the pip installer". Note that running this may require administrative privileges (i.e. sudo). Here is a reference: https://docs.python.org/2.7/library/ensurepip.html and another reference https://stackoverflow.com/a/46631019/4256346.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 23 '20 at 15:36

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as noted here, this is what worked best for me:

sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-setuptools

sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 10

answered May 23 '20 at 15:36

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 14 '22 at 08:03

pip has now dropped support for python2, therefore you can't use python2 pip

You can't find python2-pip in apt-get anymore, and you won't get pip when installing python2 from source

You can still install python modules using apt-get. To install a python prepend ‘python-’ to the module name

apt-get install python-six  # install six

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