How to install pip in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8

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Pip is a package management system used to install and manage software packages written in Python. RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 repository allows access to both pip versions for Python 2 as well as Python 3 interpreter. The pip command may be missing on your default RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 system installation.

The pip python package management tool can be easily installed by using the dnf command. Both, python 2 and 3 version can coexists on the same system and are accessible via pip2 and pip3 commands respectively.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install pip on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 for python version 2.
  • How to install pip on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 for python version 3.

Python package management system (pip) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Python package management system (pip) on RHEL 8 / CentOS 8.

Software Requirements and Conventions Used

Software Requirements and Linux Command Line Conventions
Category Requirements, Conventions or Software Version Used
System Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Software pip 9.0.3
Other Privileged access to your Linux system as root or via the sudo command.
Conventions # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of sudo command
$ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user

How to install pip in RHEL 8 / CentOS 8 step by step instructions

  1. Use the dnf command to install package pip based on your python version preference. Feel free to install both if that is what is required: 
    # dnf install python2-pip
# dnf install python3-pip
  2. Confirm the installation by querying the version number: 
    # pip2 --version
pip 9.0.3 from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages (python 2.7)
# pip3 --version
pip 9.0.3 from /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages (python 3.6)
  3. Search for python package you wish to install. In this example we are using Python 3 pip version: 
    $ pip3 search KEYWORD
  4. Install Python package using pip2 or pip3 command. Example: 
    $ pip3 install PACKAGE_NAME
  5. Remove Python package: 
    $ pip uninstall PACKAGE_NAME

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