.. _`pip uninstall`:

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pip uninstall
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Usage
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.. tabs::

   .. group-tab:: Unix/macOS

      .. pip-command-usage:: uninstall "python -m pip"

   .. group-tab:: Windows

      .. pip-command-usage:: uninstall "py -m pip"


Description
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.. pip-command-description:: uninstall


Options
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.. pip-command-options:: uninstall


Examples
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#. Uninstall a package.

   .. tabs::

      .. group-tab:: Unix/macOS

         .. code-block:: console

            $ python -m pip uninstall simplejson
            Uninstalling simplejson:
              /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson
              /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson-2.2.1-py2.7.egg-info
            Proceed (y/n)? y
              Successfully uninstalled simplejson

      .. group-tab:: Windows

         .. code-block:: console

            C:\> py -m pip uninstall simplejson
            Uninstalling simplejson:
              /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson
              /home/me/env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/simplejson-2.2.1-py2.7.egg-info
            Proceed (y/n)? y
              Successfully uninstalled simplejson