Install a package with CLI support

To install any package which has a Command-line Interface, we need to simply use the install command with pipx

pipx install <package_name>

Example 1:

Let’s say we want to run the httpie package from anywhere on our system. We can install the package with pipx.

pipx install httpie

 

This will install httpie package in its own environment, not a single environment for pipx but a separate virtual environment for each package we install with pipx. So we basically have access to these packages via pipx anywhere on our system.

Example 2:

Let’s install one more package with pipx

pipx install black

 

Pipx : Python CLI package tool

In this article, we will explore the basics of pipx python CLI package tool. Pipx is a tool in Python that allows us to run python packages that have a CLI interface in the global context of your system. It uses its own environment for managing the packages.

Here, we will cover its installations, setting up its environment, and how we can uninstall packages. This can be done by following the step by step instructions provided below:

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