get-pip.py

get-pip.py is a bootstrapping script that enables users to install pip in Python environments that don't already have it installed. You should not directly reference the files located in this repository and instead use the versions located at https://bootstrap.pypa.io/.

Usage

$ curl -sSL https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
$ python get-pip.py

Upon execution, get-pip.py will install the latest version of pip into the current Python environment. When using Python 3.11 or older, by default the packages setuptools and wheel will also be installed if an existing version of them was not found.

It is possible to provide additional arguments to the underlying script. These are passed through to the underlying pip install command, and can thus be used to constrain the versions of the packages, install additional packages, or to pass other pip options such as --no-index.

# Constrain the pip version
$ python get-pip.py "pip < 21.0"

# Force the installation of `setuptools` and `wheel` on newer Python versions.
$ python get-pip.py setuptools wheel

# Install packages from a local directory instead of PyPI.
$ python get-pip.py --no-index --find-links=/local/copies

get-pip.py options

This script also has its own options, which control which packages it will install.

• --no-setuptools: Do not attempt to install setuptools. This is a no-op on Python 3.12+.
• --no-wheel: Do not attempt to install wheel. This is a no-op on Python 3.12+.

Development

You need to have a nox available on the CLI.

How it works

get-pip.py bundles a copy of pip with a tiny amount of glue code. This glue code comes from the templates/ directory.

Updating after a pip release

If you just made a pip release, run nox -s update-for-release -- <version>. This session will handle all the script updates (by running generate), commit the changes and tag the commit.

IMPORTANT: Check that the correct files got modified before pushing. The session will pause to let you do this.

Generating the scripts

Run nox -s generate.

Discussion

If you run into bugs, you can file them in our issue tracker.

You can also join #pypa or #pypa-dev on Freenode to ask questions or get involved.

Code of Conduct

Everyone interacting in the get-pip project's codebases, issue trackers, chat rooms, and mailing lists is expected to follow the PSF Code of Conduct.