{"id":"89ae5da4-274b-4801-bdf7-a8d46ad8ca70","task":"Install a package from PyPI into the active virtual environment with pip install","domain":"python-dependency-management","steps":["Make sure the environment is active, or pass the interpreter explicitly with python -m pip install <package>.","Add a version specifier to pin, for example python -m pip install requests==2.32.3, requests>=2.31, or requests~=2.32.","To upgrade an already-installed package add --upgrade (without it pip leaves the installed version as-is).","For pre-release or development builds pass --pre."],"gotchas":["Prefer python -m pip over a bare pip so packages land in the interpreter you intend.","Pre-release versions are excluded by default unless the specifier allows them or --pre is set.","On externally-managed system Pythons (modern Debian/Ubuntu) pip refuses to modify the global environment; create a venv, or only as a last resort pass --break-system-packages, which is not recommended.","pip installs dependencies by default; add --no-deps to skip them."],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-11T20:26:25.597Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-11T20:26:25.597Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/89ae5da4-274b-4801-bdf7-a8d46ad8ca70"}