Pipenv CLI Reference

pipenv

pipenv [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options

--where

Output project home information.

--venv

Output virtualenv information.

--py

Output Python interpreter information.

--envs

Output Environment Variable options.

--rm

Remove the virtualenv.

--bare

Minimal output.

--completion

Output completion (to be eval'd).

--man

Display manpage.

--support

Output diagnostic information for use in GitHub issues.

--site-packages, --no-site-packages

Enable site-packages for the virtualenv.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

--version

Show the version and exit.

check

Checks for security vulnerabilities and against PEP 508 markers provided in Pipfile.

pipenv check [OPTIONS] [ARGS]...

Options

--unused <unused>

Given a code path, show potentially unused dependencies.

-i, --ignore <ignore>

Ignore specified vulnerability during safety checks.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

--system

System pip management.

Arguments

ARGS

Optional argument(s)

clean

Uninstalls all packages not specified in Pipfile.lock.

pipenv clean [OPTIONS]

Options

--bare

Minimal output.

--dry-run

Just output unneeded packages.

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

graph

Displays currently-installed dependency graph information.

pipenv graph [OPTIONS]

Options

--bare

Minimal output.

--json

Output JSON.

--json-tree

Output JSON in nested tree.

--reverse

Reversed dependency graph.

install

Installs provided packages and adds them to Pipfile, or (if no packages are given), installs all packages from Pipfile.

pipenv install [OPTIONS] [PACKAGES]...

Options

--system

System pip management.

-c, --code <code>

Install packages automatically discovered from import statements.

--deploy

Abort if the Pipfile.lock is out-of-date, or Python version is wrong.

--site-packages, --no-site-packages

Enable site-packages for the virtualenv.

--skip-lock

Skip locking mechanisms and use the Pipfile instead during operation.

-e, --editable <editable>

An editable python package URL or path, often to a VCS repo.

--ignore-pipfile

Ignore Pipfile when installing, using the Pipfile.lock.

--selective-upgrade

Update specified packages.

-r, --requirements <requirements>

Import a requirements.txt file.

--extra-index-url <extra_index_url>

URLs to the extra PyPI compatible indexes to query for package lookups.

-i, --index <index>

Target PyPI-compatible package index url.

--sequential

Install dependencies one-at-a-time, instead of concurrently.

--keep-outdated

Keep out-dated dependencies from being updated in Pipfile.lock.

--pre

Allow pre-releases.

-d, --dev

Install both develop and default packages.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

Arguments

PACKAGES

Optional argument(s)

Environment variables

PIPENV_SKIP_LOCK

Provide a default for --skip-lock

PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL

Provide a default for --extra-index-url

PIP_INDEX_URL

Provide a default for -i

lock

Generates Pipfile.lock.

pipenv lock [OPTIONS]

Options

-r, --requirements

Generate output in requirements.txt format.

--keep-outdated

Keep out-dated dependencies from being updated in Pipfile.lock.

--pre

Allow pre-releases.

-d, --dev

Install both develop and default packages.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

open

View a given module in your editor.

This uses the EDITOR environment variable. You can temporarily override it, for example:

EDITOR=atom pipenv open requests

pipenv open [OPTIONS] MODULE

Options

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

Arguments

MODULE

Required argument

run

Spawns a command installed into the virtualenv.

pipenv run [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

Options

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

Arguments

COMMAND

Required argument

ARGS

Optional argument(s)

shell

Spawns a shell within the virtualenv.

pipenv shell [OPTIONS] [SHELL_ARGS]...

Options

--fancy

Run in shell in fancy mode. Make sure the shell have no path manipulating scripts. Run $pipenv shell for issues with compatibility mode.

--anyway

Always spawn a subshell, even if one is already spawned.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

Arguments

SHELL_ARGS

Optional argument(s)

sync

Installs all packages specified in Pipfile.lock.

pipenv sync [OPTIONS]

Options

--bare

Minimal output.

--sequential

Install dependencies one-at-a-time, instead of concurrently.

--keep-outdated

Keep out-dated dependencies from being updated in Pipfile.lock.

--pre

Allow pre-releases.

-d, --dev

Install both develop and default packages.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

uninstall

Un-installs a provided package and removes it from Pipfile.

pipenv uninstall [OPTIONS] [PACKAGES]...

Options

--all-dev

Un-install all package from [dev-packages].

--all

Purge all package(s) from virtualenv. Does not edit Pipfile.

-e, --editable <editable>

An editable python package URL or path, often to a VCS repo.

--skip-lock

Skip locking mechanisms and use the Pipfile instead during operation.

--keep-outdated

Keep out-dated dependencies from being updated in Pipfile.lock.

--pre

Allow pre-releases.

-d, --dev

Install both develop and default packages.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

Arguments

PACKAGES

Optional argument(s)

Environment variables

PIPENV_SKIP_LOCK

Provide a default for --skip-lock

update

Runs lock, then sync.

pipenv update [OPTIONS] [PACKAGES]...

Options

--bare

Minimal output.

--outdated

List out-of-date dependencies.

--dry-run

List out-of-date dependencies.

-e, --editable <editable>

An editable python package URL or path, often to a VCS repo.

--ignore-pipfile

Ignore Pipfile when installing, using the Pipfile.lock.

--selective-upgrade

Update specified packages.

-r, --requirements <requirements>

Import a requirements.txt file.

--extra-index-url <extra_index_url>

URLs to the extra PyPI compatible indexes to query for package lookups.

-i, --index <index>

Target PyPI-compatible package index url.

--sequential

Install dependencies one-at-a-time, instead of concurrently.

--keep-outdated

Keep out-dated dependencies from being updated in Pipfile.lock.

--pre

Allow pre-releases.

-d, --dev

Install both develop and default packages.

--python <python>

Specify which version of Python virtualenv should use.

--three, --two

Use Python 3/2 when creating virtualenv.

--clear

Clears caches (pipenv, pip, and pip-tools).

-v, --verbose

Verbose mode.

--pypi-mirror <pypi_mirror>

Specify a PyPI mirror.

Arguments

PACKAGES

Optional argument(s)

Environment variables

PIP_EXTRA_INDEX_URL

Provide a default for --extra-index-url

PIP_INDEX_URL

Provide a default for -i