How to install python pip and pipx
Difference Between Pip and Pipx
What is the difference between pip and pipx? If you know npm and npx, the difference is similar.
Pip is a package and module manager for Python. When you install a Python package or application, pip will also find and install the modules required by that package. Usually, if you install Python 3.4 or above, pip will be installed automatically.
Similar to pip, but pipx is more focused on managing Python applications. It helps you install Python applications and run each Python application in an isolated environment.
How to Install Pip
Pip is automatically installed if you install Python 3.4 or above. If it is not installed, you can follow these steps.
First, check if pip is installed or not.
pip3 --version
If the pip version appears, pip is already installed on your PC. If not, let’s install pip.
sudo apt update sudo apt -y install python3-pip
Check again by verifying using the pip version. If it is already installed, the pip version will appear.
How to Install Pipx
To install pipx, you must first install pip. After successfully installing pip, you can install pipx as follows:pip install pipx
Conclusion
Pipx is within Pip. Pipx is specifically for managing Python applications. So, if you want to easily manage applications, it’s better to use pipx.
For example, if you check with pip list and pipx list, there will be many more entries in pip than in pipx. In pip list, besides the list of applications, there will also be a list of installed libraries, making it all mixed together and difficult to distinguish between applications and libraries. Meanwhile, in pipx list, only the list of installed applications will appear.
