Why don't 'pip show' or 'pip list' work for me?

Question

Python\'s pip is working for me to install and update packages, but some of the documented commands seem not to be supported (at least with 1.2.1 running on OS 10.8

Answer 1

As a workaround you might be able to use pip freeze.

From the help prompt:

freeze: Output all currently installed packages (exact versions) to stdout