How to Install Python Pip on CentOS 7

How to Install Python Pip on CentOS 7. Different from Ububntu, CentOS 7 core repository does not provide pip package. Pip is the package manager for Python. It allows you to install and manage additional packages that are not part of the Python standard library. And tis article is guide how to install pip on CentOS 7.

First, we need to enable EPEL repository.

sudo yum install epel-release

After that, we can install pip using yum package manager.

sudo yum install python-pip

How to check pip  version

[root@linuxsec ~]# pip --version
pip 19.1.1 from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip (python 2.7)

Check available command

[root@evilserver ~]# pip --help

Usage:
  pip  [options]

Commands:
  install                     Install packages.
  download                    Download packages.
  uninstall                   Uninstall packages.
  freeze                      Output installed packages in requirements format.
  list                        List installed packages.
  show                        Show information about installed packages.
  check                       Verify installed packages have compatible dependencies.
  config                      Manage local and global configuration.
  search                      Search PyPI for packages.
  wheel                       Build wheels from your requirements.
  hash                        Compute hashes of package archives.
  completion                  A helper command used for command completion.
  help                        Show help for commands.

General Options:
  -h, --help                  Show help.
  --isolated                  Run pip in an isolated mode, ignoring environment variables and user configuration.
  -v, --verbose               Give more output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times.
  -V, --version               Show version and exit.
  -q, --quiet                 Give less output. Option is additive, and can be used up to 3 times (corresponding to WARNING, ERROR, and CRITICAL logging
                              levels).
  --log                 Path to a verbose appending log.
  --proxy              Specify a proxy in the form [user:passwd@]proxy.server:port.
  --retries          Maximum number of retries each connection should attempt (default 5 times).
  --timeout              Set the socket timeout (default 15 seconds).
  --exists-action     Default action when a path already exists: (s)witch, (i)gnore, (w)ipe, (b)ackup, (a)bort.
  --trusted-host    Mark this host as trusted, even though it does not have valid or any HTTPS.
  --cert                Path to alternate CA bundle.
  --client-cert         Path to SSL client certificate, a single file containing the private key and the certificate in PEM format.
  --cache-dir

You have successfully installed pip on your CentOS 7. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to comment below.