How to change pip3 command to be pip?

Question

I uninstalled pip, and I installed pip3 instead. Now, I want to use pip3 by typing pip only. The reason is I am used to t

Answer 1

Copy the pip3 file and rename as pip:

sudo cp /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip
pip --version 

and

pip3 --version 

Works now.

Answer 2

you can either add alias to your ~/.bashrc

alias pip=pip3

or add to your $PATH symlink named pip pointing to pip3 binary

(btw, this even though concerning pip isn't really python related question, so you should retag it)

Update: July 2020

If there is no ~/.bashrc in your home directory on macOS, inputting

alias pip=pip3

in your ~/.zprofile file has the same effect,

Answer 3

Since you uninstalled pip, this solution assumes you're only going to use pip3.

1. Open your terminal.

2. Create a simple link. To do that type:

   sudo ln -s /usr/bin/pip3 /usr/bin/pip

Now when you type pip, it will invoke pip3.

Check that it worked by typing pip --version

pip --version   
pip 9.0.1 from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (python 3.6)

You're all set!