pip-index
Inspect package index version information
TLDR
List available versions of a package
$ pip index versions [package]
Show available versions including pre-releases$ pip index versions --pre [package]
List versions from a custom package index$ pip index versions --index-url [https://pypi.example.com/simple] [package]
List versions for a specific platform$ pip index versions --platform [manylinux2014_x86_64] [package]
SYNOPSIS
pip index command [options] package
DESCRIPTION
pip index inspects package index information. Shows available versions for packages from PyPI or custom indexes. Useful for checking which versions are available before installation.
The versions subcommand lists all available versions for a package, with the latest version shown first. Platform and Python version filters can restrict results to compatible packages.
PARAMETERS
versions package
List available versions for a package.--pre
Include pre-release and development versions.-i, --index-url url
Base URL of the Python Package Index (default: https://pypi.org/simple).--extra-index-url url
Extra URLs of package indexes to use in addition to --index-url.--platform platform
Only use wheels compatible with the specified platform.--python-version version
Python version for compatibility checks (e.g., 3.11).--implementation impl
Python implementation (e.g., cp for CPython, pp for PyPy).--abi abi
Only use wheels compatible with the specified ABI tag.--no-binary formatcontrol_
Do not use binary packages.
SEE ALSO
pip(1), pip-install(1), pip-show(1), pip-list(1)
