NAME

       pip3-download - description of pip3 download command

DESCRIPTION

       Download packages from:

       • PyPI (and other indexes) using requirement specifiers.

       • VCS project urls.

       • Local project directories.

       • Local or remote source archives.

       pip  also  supports  downloading  from "requirements files", which provide an easy way to specify a whole
       environment to be downloaded.

USAGE

          python -m pip download [options] <requirement specifier> [package-index-options] ...
          python -m pip download [options] -r <requirements file> [package-index-options] ...
          python -m pip download [options] <vcs project url> ...
          python -m pip download [options] <local project path> ...
          python -m pip download [options] <archive url/path> ...

OPTIONS

       -c, --constraint <file>
              Constrain versions using the given constraints file. This option can be used multiple times.

              (environment variable: PIP_CONSTRAINT)

       -r, --requirement <file>
              Install from the given requirements file. This option can be used multiple times.

              (environment variable: PIP_REQUIREMENT)

       --no-deps
              Don't install package dependencies.

              (environment variable: PIP_NO_DEPS, PIP_NO_DEPENDENCIES)

       --global-option <options>
              Extra global options to be supplied to  the  setup.py  call  before  the  install  or  bdist_wheel
              command.

              (environment variable: PIP_GLOBAL_OPTION)

       --no-binary <format_control>
              Do  not  use  binary  packages. Can be supplied multiple times, and each time adds to the existing
              value. Accepts either ":all:" to disable all binary packages, ":none:" to empty  the  set  (notice
              the  colons),  or  one  or more package names with commas between them (no colons). Note that some
              packages are tricky to compile and may fail to install when this option is used on them.

              (environment variable: PIP_NO_BINARY)

       --only-binary <format_control>
              Do not use source packages. Can be supplied multiple times, and each time  adds  to  the  existing
              value. Accepts either ":all:" to disable all source packages, ":none:" to empty the set, or one or
              more  package  names  with commas between them. Packages without binary distributions will fail to
              install when this option is used on them.

              (environment variable: PIP_ONLY_BINARY)

       --prefer-binary
              Prefer binary packages over source packages, even if the source packages are newer.

              (environment variable: PIP_PREFER_BINARY)

       --src <dir>
              Directory to check out editable projects into. The default in a virtualenv is  "<venv  path>/src".
              The default for global installs is "<current dir>/src".

              (environment variable: PIP_SRC, PIP_SOURCE, PIP_SOURCE_DIR, PIP_SOURCE_DIRECTORY)

       --pre  Include pre-release and development versions. By default, pip only finds stable versions.

              (environment variable: PIP_PRE)

       --require-hashes
              Require  a hash to check each requirement against, for repeatable installs. This option is implied
              when any package in a requirements file has a --hash option.

              (environment variable: PIP_REQUIRE_HASHES)

       --progress-bar <progress_bar>
              Specify whether the progress bar should be used [on, off, raw] (default: on)

              (environment variable: PIP_PROGRESS_BAR)

       --no-build-isolation
              Disable isolation when building a modern source distribution. Build dependencies specified by  PEP
              518 must be already installed if this option is used.

              (environment variable: PIP_NO_BUILD_ISOLATION)

       --use-pep517
              Use PEP 517 for building source distributions (use --no-use-pep517 to force legacy behaviour).

              (environment variable: PIP_USE_PEP517)

       --check-build-dependencies
              Check the build dependencies when PEP517 is used.

              (environment variable: PIP_CHECK_BUILD_DEPENDENCIES)

       --ignore-requires-python
              Ignore the Requires-Python information.

              (environment variable: PIP_IGNORE_REQUIRES_PYTHON)

       -d, --dest <dir>
              Download packages into <dir>.

              (environment variable: PIP_DEST, PIP_DESTINATION_DIR, PIP_DESTINATION_DIRECTORY)

       --platform <platform>
              Only  use  wheels  compatible with <platform>. Defaults to the platform of the running system. Use
              this option multiple times to specify multiple platforms supported by the target interpreter.

              (environment variable: PIP_PLATFORM)

       --python-version <python_version>
              The Python interpreter version to  use  for  wheel  and  "Requires-Python"  compatibility  checks.
              Defaults  to a version derived from the running interpreter. The version can be specified using up
              to three dot-separated integers (e.g. "3" for 3.0.0, "3.7" for 3.7.0, or "3.7.3").  A  major-minor
              version can also be given as a string without dots (e.g. "37" for 3.7.0).

              (environment variable: PIP_PYTHON_VERSION)

       --implementation <implementation>
              Only use wheels compatible with Python implementation <implementation>, e.g. 'pp', 'jy', 'cp',  or
              'ip'.  If  not  specified, then the current interpreter implementation is used.  Use 'py' to force
              implementation-agnostic wheels.

              (environment variable: PIP_IMPLEMENTATION)

       --abi <abi>
              Only use wheels compatible with Python abi <abi>, e.g.  'pypy_41'.  If  not  specified,  then  the
              current  interpreter  abi  tag  is  used.  Use this option multiple times to specify multiple abis
              supported by the  target  interpreter.  Generally  you  will  need  to  specify  --implementation,
              --platform, and --python-version when using this option.

              (environment variable: PIP_ABI)

       --no-clean
              Don't clean up build directories.

              (environment variable: PIP_NO_CLEAN)

AUTHOR

       pip developers

COPYRIGHT

       The pip developers

25.0                                              Sep 22, 2025                                  PIP3-DOWNLOAD(1)