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.TH "PIP-UNINSTALL" "1" "Aug 05, 2026" "26.2" "pip"
.SH NAME
pip-uninstall \- description of pip uninstall command
.SH DESCRIPTION
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Uninstall packages.
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pip is able to uninstall most installed packages. Known exceptions are:
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Pure distutils packages installed with \fBpython setup.py install\fP, which
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Script wrappers installed by \fBpython setup.py develop\fP\&.
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.SH USAGE
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python \-m pip uninstall [options] <package> ...
python \-m pip uninstall [options] \-r <requirements file> ...
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.SH OPTIONS
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.B \-r, \-\-requirement <file>
Uninstall all the packages listed in the given requirements file.  This option can be used multiple times.
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(environment variable: \fBPIP_REQUIREMENT\fP)
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.B \-y, \-\-yes
Don\(aqt ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.
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(environment variable: \fBPIP_YES\fP)
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.B \-\-root\-user\-action <root_user_action>
Action if pip is run as a root user [warn, ignore] (default: warn)
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(environment variable: \fBPIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION\fP)
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.B \-\-break\-system\-packages
Allow pip to modify an EXTERNALLY\-MANAGED Python installation
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(environment variable: \fBPIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES\fP)
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.SH Author
pip developers
.SH Copyright
The pip developers
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