Can I force pip to reinstall the current version?

Question

I\'ve come across situations where a current version of a package seems not to be working and requires reinstallation. But pip install -U won\'t touch a package

Answer 1

pip install --upgrade --force-reinstall 

When upgrading, reinstall all packages even if they are already up-to-date.

pip install -I 
pip install --ignore-installed 

Ignore the installed packages (reinstalling instead).