Removing pip's cache?

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Geuis picture Geuis · Mar 1, 2012 · Viewed 584.6k times · Source

I need to install psycopg2 v2.4.1 specifically. I accidentally did:

 pip install psycopg2

Instead of:

 pip install psycopg2==2.4.1

That installs 2.4.4 instead of the earlier version.

Now even after I pip uninstall psycopg2 and attempt to reinstall with the correct version, it appears that pip is re-using the cache it downloaded the first time.

How can I force pip to clear out its download cache and use the specific version I'm including in the command?

Answer

sholsapp picture sholsapp · Mar 1, 2012

If using pip 6.0 or newer, try adding the --no-cache-dir option.

If using pip older than pip 6.0, upgrade it with pip install -U pip.

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