How to fully uninstall pip installed with easy_install?












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On Windows 7, I install pip with easy_install and want to install a lower version of pip.
I want to remove the old version, but have no idea how to completely remove the pip installed by easy_install (or if there is a way to do it without going through easy_install, that is fine). How do I do this?






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  • what is your operating system?

    – philshem
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  • Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

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On Windows 7, I install pip with easy_install and want to install a lower version of pip.
I want to remove the old version, but have no idea how to completely remove the pip installed by easy_install (or if there is a way to do it without going through easy_install, that is fine). How do I do this?






python pip easy-install







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  • what is your operating system?

    – philshem
    Feb 26 '14 at 19:48











  • Added to original post.

    – Rolando
    Feb 26 '14 at 20:21











  • Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

    – SingleNegationElimination
    Feb 26 '14 at 22:04














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On Windows 7, I install pip with easy_install and want to install a lower version of pip.
I want to remove the old version, but have no idea how to completely remove the pip installed by easy_install (or if there is a way to do it without going through easy_install, that is fine). How do I do this?






python pip easy-install







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On Windows 7, I install pip with easy_install and want to install a lower version of pip.
I want to remove the old version, but have no idea how to completely remove the pip installed by easy_install (or if there is a way to do it without going through easy_install, that is fine). How do I do this?






python pip easy-install




python pip easy-install






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  • what is your operating system?

    – philshem
    Feb 26 '14 at 19:48











  • Added to original post.

    – Rolando
    Feb 26 '14 at 20:21











  • Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

    – SingleNegationElimination
    Feb 26 '14 at 22:04



















  • what is your operating system?

    – philshem
    Feb 26 '14 at 19:48











  • Added to original post.

    – Rolando
    Feb 26 '14 at 20:21











  • Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

    – SingleNegationElimination
    Feb 26 '14 at 22:04

















what is your operating system?

– philshem
Feb 26 '14 at 19:48





what is your operating system?

– philshem
Feb 26 '14 at 19:48













Added to original post.

– Rolando
Feb 26 '14 at 20:21





Added to original post.

– Rolando
Feb 26 '14 at 20:21













Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

– SingleNegationElimination
Feb 26 '14 at 22:04





Ironically, pip is intended to replace easy_install to a large extent to enable consistent package update and uninstall...

– SingleNegationElimination
Feb 26 '14 at 22:04












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There is no completely automatic uninstall but you can do it in two steps:



easy_install -m pip


This should remove pip from easy-install.pth and print the full path to where pip is installed. Now just manually remove the path that the previous command printed. Or you could just manually edit easy-install.pth and remove the pip sources if you know where they are located.






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  • What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

    – Rolando
    Feb 26 '14 at 22:53













  • Just the .egg file or folder.

    – Heikki Toivonen
    Feb 26 '14 at 23:06











  • Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

    – Heikki Toivonen
    Feb 26 '14 at 23:28



















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To uninstall pip in windows:




  • Run command prompt as administrator

  • Give the command easy_install -m pip

  • This may not uninstall pip completely. So again give this command pip uninstall pip If by previous command pip got uninstalled then this command wont run, else it will completely remove pip

  • Now check by giving command pip --version This should give pip is not recognized as an internal or external command






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    I found that the following command worked.



    It deleted the installed files and the .egg directory.
    It also provided a confirmation prompt.




    pip uninstall pip




    From this answer.






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      There is no completely automatic uninstall but you can do it in two steps:



      easy_install -m pip


      This should remove pip from easy-install.pth and print the full path to where pip is installed. Now just manually remove the path that the previous command printed. Or you could just manually edit easy-install.pth and remove the pip sources if you know where they are located.






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      • What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

        – Rolando
        Feb 26 '14 at 22:53













      • Just the .egg file or folder.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:06











      • Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:28
















      6














      There is no completely automatic uninstall but you can do it in two steps:



      easy_install -m pip


      This should remove pip from easy-install.pth and print the full path to where pip is installed. Now just manually remove the path that the previous command printed. Or you could just manually edit easy-install.pth and remove the pip sources if you know where they are located.






      share|improve this answer
























      • What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

        – Rolando
        Feb 26 '14 at 22:53













      • Just the .egg file or folder.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:06











      • Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:28














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      6







      There is no completely automatic uninstall but you can do it in two steps:



      easy_install -m pip


      This should remove pip from easy-install.pth and print the full path to where pip is installed. Now just manually remove the path that the previous command printed. Or you could just manually edit easy-install.pth and remove the pip sources if you know where they are located.






      share|improve this answer













      There is no completely automatic uninstall but you can do it in two steps:



      easy_install -m pip


      This should remove pip from easy-install.pth and print the full path to where pip is installed. Now just manually remove the path that the previous command printed. Or you could just manually edit easy-install.pth and remove the pip sources if you know where they are located.







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      • What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

        – Rolando
        Feb 26 '14 at 22:53













      • Just the .egg file or folder.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:06











      • Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:28



















      • What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

        – Rolando
        Feb 26 '14 at 22:53













      • Just the .egg file or folder.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:06











      • Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

        – Heikki Toivonen
        Feb 26 '14 at 23:28

















      What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

      – Rolando
      Feb 26 '14 at 22:53







      What files should I delete? Where would all the easy_install pip files be located? Is it really just the pip-1.5.4-py2.7.egg file referenced in it?

      – Rolando
      Feb 26 '14 at 22:53















      Just the .egg file or folder.

      – Heikki Toivonen
      Feb 26 '14 at 23:06





      Just the .egg file or folder.

      – Heikki Toivonen
      Feb 26 '14 at 23:06













      Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

      – Heikki Toivonen
      Feb 26 '14 at 23:28





      Actually I realized that if the package that was installed includes user scripts, like I believe pip does, then those would still be left behind by the above. In case of pip there is probably a file called pip in the same location where easy_install is. This doesn't really matter if you install another version of pip because the other version's install will overwrite the scripts anyway.

      – Heikki Toivonen
      Feb 26 '14 at 23:28













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      To uninstall pip in windows:




      • Run command prompt as administrator

      • Give the command easy_install -m pip

      • This may not uninstall pip completely. So again give this command pip uninstall pip If by previous command pip got uninstalled then this command wont run, else it will completely remove pip

      • Now check by giving command pip --version This should give pip is not recognized as an internal or external command






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        To uninstall pip in windows:




        • Run command prompt as administrator

        • Give the command easy_install -m pip

        • This may not uninstall pip completely. So again give this command pip uninstall pip If by previous command pip got uninstalled then this command wont run, else it will completely remove pip

        • Now check by giving command pip --version This should give pip is not recognized as an internal or external command






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          To uninstall pip in windows:




          • Run command prompt as administrator

          • Give the command easy_install -m pip

          • This may not uninstall pip completely. So again give this command pip uninstall pip If by previous command pip got uninstalled then this command wont run, else it will completely remove pip

          • Now check by giving command pip --version This should give pip is not recognized as an internal or external command






          share|improve this answer













          To uninstall pip in windows:




          • Run command prompt as administrator

          • Give the command easy_install -m pip

          • This may not uninstall pip completely. So again give this command pip uninstall pip If by previous command pip got uninstalled then this command wont run, else it will completely remove pip

          • Now check by giving command pip --version This should give pip is not recognized as an internal or external command







          share|improve this answer












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              I found that the following command worked.



              It deleted the installed files and the .egg directory.
              It also provided a confirmation prompt.




              pip uninstall pip




              From this answer.






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                I found that the following command worked.



                It deleted the installed files and the .egg directory.
                It also provided a confirmation prompt.




                pip uninstall pip




                From this answer.






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                  I found that the following command worked.



                  It deleted the installed files and the .egg directory.
                  It also provided a confirmation prompt.




                  pip uninstall pip




                  From this answer.






                  share|improve this answer















                  I found that the following command worked.



                  It deleted the installed files and the .egg directory.
                  It also provided a confirmation prompt.




                  pip uninstall pip




                  From this answer.







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