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pip config — Manage local and global configuration for pip. More information: <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/

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Problem

How to use the pip config command: Manage local and global configuration for pip. More information: <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_config/>.

Solution

pip config — Manage local and global configuration for pip. More information: <https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_config/>.

List all configuration values:

pip config list

Show configuration files and their values:

pip config debug

Set the value for a command option:

pip config set {{command.option}} {{value}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Get the value for a command option:

pip config get {{command.option}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Unset the value for a command option:

pip config unset {{command.option}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Edit the configuration file with the default editor:

pip config edit {{--global|--user|--site}}

Edit the configuration file with a specific editor:

pip config edit {{--global|--user|--site}} --editor {{path/to/editor_binary}}

Code Snippets

List all configuration values

pip config list

Show configuration files and their values

pip config debug

Set the value for a command option

pip config set {{command.option}} {{value}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Get the value for a command option

pip config get {{command.option}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Unset the value for a command option

pip config unset {{command.option}} {{--global|--user|--site}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/pip config

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