Install a module using pip for specific python version

Question

On Ubuntu 10.04 by default Python 2.6 is installed, then I have installed Python 2.7. How can I use pip install to install packages for Python 2.7.

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Answer 1

As with any other python script, you may specify the python installation you'd like to run it with. You may put this in your shell profile to save the alias. The $1 refers to the first argument you pass to the script.

# PYTHON3 PIP INSTALL V2
alias pip_install3="python3 -m $(which pip) install $1"