Install With PIP For Specific Interpreter

February 16, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

The pip module can be invoked for any of its commands, such as install, using a specific Python interpreter like so:

$ python3 -m pip install black

This avoid ambiguity between the version of Python I am using and version of the package manager I'm using.

Similarly if I need to upgrade pip, I can do the following:

$ python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip