pip-qt

pip qt widget to install new python modules from within your python environment.

Show the window:

import pip_qt
widget = pip_qt.show()

Gotchas

⚠️ WARNING, since this runs in Qt, you might get bugs when trying to (un)install or update the active Qt bindings. or any package that has a Qt binding as (indirect) dependency

Dcc plugins

• Blender pip qt addon
• Maya pip-qt-maya-plugin
• Unreal pip-qt-unreal

Commands

• For advanced users, you can add options in the package name field, e.g. --index-url http://my.package.repo/simple/ SomePackage instead of SomePackage
• install auto adds --target C:/target-path, so don't add that, instead fill in the target field
• upgrade, type --upgrade package-name in the text field & click install
• editable install, type -e C:/local-package-path in the text field & click install

🔍 search packages on PyPI

• type PackageName in package field.
• click search

▶️ install a package

• type package name in package field
• click install

▶️ install a local package

A local editable install speeds up your development. Changes to your scripts in your IDE are automatically loaded in your app (after app restart or importlib.reload).

• type -e path/to/packaged/repo (ensure your local repo has a pyproject.toml or setup.py)
• click install

📃 list installed packages

See all installed packages, their versions, and location

• click the list button

TODO

• ❌ uninstall
• 📃 list dependencies

Dependencies

developed on Windows, Mac support in progress

• py-pip
• pip-search (optional, used for search, type pip-search and click install)
• qtpy

Similar

let me know here if you find a similar project, and I'll link it below:

• DEAD https://github.com/open-cogsci/python-qtpip 3y old, outdated: uses pip search which is not supported anymore , unclear docs
• DEAD https://github.com/techbliss/Pip_QT_Gui 8 year old, PyQt4
• ARCHIVED https://github.com/NathanVaughn/PipQt 4year old, - PySide2, nice UI