Pip Package Updater

A simple yet powerful Python script to update all your installed pip packages at once.

Features

• Automatically detects and uses the correct Python/pip command for your system
• Updates pip itself before updating other packages
• Handles package parsing with proper error messages
• Provides progress information during updates
• Command-line options for more control:
  • Update packages one by one for better error reporting
  • Exclude specific packages from updates
  • Only update specific packages
  • Skip updating pip itself

Requirements

• Python 3.6 or later

Usage

Basic usage (updates all packages):

python pip_package_updater.py

With options:

# Update packages one by one (slower but shows which ones failed)
python pip_package_updater.py --one-by-one

# Skip updating pip itself
python pip_package_updater.py --skip-pip-update

# Exclude specific packages
python pip_package_updater.py --exclude package1 package2

# Only update specific packages
python pip_package_updater.py --only package1 package2

License

MIT