What does pip stand for?
Does it stands for Python Package Installer?
No, I don't think so, it is PPI
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Stéphane Chazelas
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What? // 15 char minimum – HalosGhost Nov 24 '14 at 15:35
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I want to know PIP abbreviation – Umair Ayub Nov 24 '14 at 15:37
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1Where did you see it? What is it related to? Do you have any clues? Did you do some research, like looking here, at Science and technology > Computing ? – John WH Smith Nov 24 '14 at 15:38
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1One Google Search would have given you this WikiPedia Article and their Homepage – eyoung100 Nov 24 '14 at 15:39
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2guys, before downvoting or voting to close, please provide an authoritative reference that clearly states what's the official acronym definition if there's one. The links provided by John and @eyoung100 don't answer the question. (one may argue that the question has little to do with Unix or Linux though). – Stéphane Chazelas Nov 24 '14 at 16:18
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I wasn't trying to answer the question, but in all fairness, that is what Google Returns. – eyoung100 Nov 24 '14 at 16:22
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PIP stands for Pip Installs Python or PIP Installs Packages
It is easily available if you just Google it. Click here to know How to ask question here
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I cannot find a English versdion of it, So I have translated via Google translater. Thanks UUV – Ruban Savvy Nov 24 '14 at 15:42
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1"pip installs packages" is more commonly found. here wikipedia – Stéphane Chazelas Nov 24 '14 at 15:45
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4It's another recursive acronym. An oxymoronic example: SNARA stands for "SNARA's Not A Recursive Acronym". But it is. You saw it here first ;) – goldilocks Nov 24 '14 at 15:53
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It is easily available if you just Google it
Hilariously, Google brought me here.
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According to https://docs.python.org/3/installing/index.html, pip stands for "preferred installer program". – Dataman Dec 11 '17 at 17:40
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1@Dataman The docs you point to does not say pip is an acronym for "preferred installer program," it's saying pip is the preferred installer program. It's the difference between saying Windows is a trash operating system versus "Windows is an acronym for 'Trash Operating System.'" – aggregate1166877 Apr 23 '20 at 04:07