Find Default Pip Index-Url
Is There a Way to Find Which Url(S) My Pip Command Will Look for When Running Something Like Pip Install? You Can Configure Files Like. Pip/Pip. Conf And...
Is there a way to find which url(s) my pip command will look for when running something like pip install <package>?
You can configure files like .pip/pip.conf and .pypirc to modify that default but I'd like to know if there is a way to know the mirror priority.
Can I look for something specific running a command with the verbose flag (-v)?
2 Answers
The help message for the install command will include the default value next to the --index-url option.
$ pip install -h
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-i, --index-url <url> Base URL of Python Package Index (default ).
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The message may vary slightly depending on your version of pip. If an alternate address is configured, it will appear in that help message.
$ cat ~/.config/pip/pip.conf
[global]
index-url =
$ pip install -h
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-i, --index-url <url> Base URL of Python Package Index (default ).
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pip3 config list prints the config. Config file locations are documented . For me, it was located in /etc/pip.conf.
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