Does pip have autocomplete?
Pip has a long list of commands. Is there any way to use auto-complete by Tab in console (Bash)?
A reasonably current pip
comes with built-in functionality to create completion helpers for bash, zsh or fish:
$ pip help completion
Usage: pip completion [options]
Description:
A helper command to be used for command completion.
Completion Options:
-b, --bash Emit completion code for bash
-z, --zsh Emit completion code for zsh
-f, --fish Emit completion code for fish
You can use it like so:
pip completion --bash >> ~/.bashrc
And then start a new shell or source ~/.bashrc
to have it take effect.
UPDATE: Don’t forget to look at muru’s answer which may provide a more straightforward solution.
A pip
autocompletion plugin for Bash can be found at https://github.com/ekalinin/pip-bash-completion.
You can download it as a ZIP or simply install using Git:
git clone https://github.com/ekalinin/pip-bash-completion.git
sudo cp ./pip-bash-completion/pip /etc/bash_completion.d/
. /etc/bash_completion.d/pip # to enable in the current shell, next time should load automatically