How to override the pip command to Python3.x instead of Python2.7?

Run this:

pip3 install --upgrade --force pip

or even more explicit:

python3 -m pip install --upgrade --force pip

This will install pip for Python 3 and make Python 3 version of pip default.

Validate with:

pip -V

I always just run it via Python itself, this way:

python3 -m pip install some_module

python2 -m pip install some_module

The -m calls the __main__.py module of a specified package. Pip supports this.

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