How to install pip on Ubuntu

Date: 2010-02-15  |   Modified: 2011-04-09  |   Tags: install_setup, python, ubuntu   |   10 Comments

Pip is a better alternative to Easy Install for installing Python packages. It is most "nutritious" when used with its companion virtualenv. For more information on pip and virtualenv see my blog post: Notes on using pip and virtualenv with Django.

Install pip and virtualenv for Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick and newer

$ sudo apt-get install python-pip python-dev build-essential 
$ sudo pip install --upgrade pip 
$ sudo pip install --upgrade virtualenv 

For older versions of Ubuntu

• Install Easy Install

  $ sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential 
  

• Install pip

  $ sudo easy_install pip 
  

• Install virtualenv

  $ sudo pip install --upgrade virtualenv