domain: python-dependency-management · 8 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps
Show the cache location: python -m pip cache dir
Show cache statistics (item counts and total size): python -m pip cache info
List cached wheel files, optionally filtered by a glob pattern: python -m pip cache list <pattern> ; add --format=abspath to print full paths instead of the default human format.
Delete the entire cache: python -m pip cache purge
To bypass the cache for a single install (e.g. suspected corrupt cached artifact), run: pip install --no-cache-dir <package>
Clearing the cache helps with corrupted/partial downloads and disk-space pressure; it does not fix resolver conflicts.
Official docs: https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_cache/
Known gotchas
pip cache remove requires a pattern argument; quote glob patterns so the shell doesn't expand them first.
pip cache purge deletes everything immediately — there is no confirmation prompt and no dry-run flag.
pip cache list/remove operate on the wheel cache; the HTTP cache is separate (purge clears both). Don't assume removing one wheel entry cleared all cached data for that package.
--format for pip cache list accepts only 'human' or 'abspath'.
The cache directory is platform-specific and can be overridden by pip configuration or environment, so scripts should call 'pip cache dir' rather than hard-coding paths.
--no-cache-dir means the download is not saved: the same version will be re-downloaded next install.
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