Upgrade package from script using pip

Question

Using pip from a (python 3.5) script, how can i upgrade a package i previously installed via the command line (using pip install)?

Something like

import pip
pip.install("mysuperawesomepackage", upgrade=True)

Answer 1

import pip

def install(package):
    pip.main(['install', package])

# Example
if __name__ == '__main__':
    install('mysuperawesomepackage')

Answer 2

You need to do this:

pip.main(['install', '--upgrade', package]).

Ref - upgrading python module within code