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# pipx

> Install and run Python applications in isolated environments.
> More information: <https://manned.org/pipx>.

- Run an app in a temporary virtual environment:

`pipx run {{pycowsay}} {{moo}}`

- Install a package in a virtual environment and add entry points to path:

`pipx install {{package}}`

- List installed packages:

`pipx list`

- Run an app in a temporary virtual environment with a package name different from the executable:

`pipx run --spec {{httpx-cli}} {{httpx}} {{http://www.github.com}}`

- Inject dependencies into an existing virtual environment:

`pipx inject {{package}} {{dependency1 dependency2 ...}}`

- Install a package in a virtual environment with pip arguments:

`pipx install --pip-args='{{pip-args}}' {{package}}`

- Upgrade/reinstall/uninstall all installed packages:

`pipx {{upgrade-all|uninstall-all|reinstall-all}}`
