PIP-UNINSTALL(1)

NAME
pip-uninstall - description of pip uninstall command

DESCRIPTION

Uninstall packages.

pip is able to uninstall most installed packages. Known exceptions are:

•   Pure distutils packages installed with python setup.py install, which leave behind no metadata to determine what files were installed.

•   Script wrappers installed by python setup.py develop.

USAGE

    python -m pip uninstall [options] <package> ...
    python -m pip uninstall [options] -r <requirements file> ...

OPTIONS

-r, --requirement <file>
    Uninstall all the packages listed in the given requirements file. This option can be used multiple times.

    (environment variable: PIP_REQUIREMENT)

-y, --yes
    Don't ask for confirmation of uninstall deletions.

    (environment variable: PIP_YES)

--root-user-action <root_user_action>
    Action if pip is run as a root user [warn, ignore] (default: warn)

    (environment variable: PIP_ROOT_USER_ACTION)

--break-system-packages
    Allow pip to modify an EXTERNALLY-MANAGED Python installation

    (environment variable: PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES)

AUTHOR
pip developers

COPYRIGHT
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