Installing pip3 in Ubuntu

pip3 is the official package installer for Python 3. It can be used to install packages from the Python Package Index.

Installation

The following steps are used to install pip3 in Ubuntu.

Step 1 - Update system

It is always a good idea to update before trying to install a new package. Run the command below:

apt-get update

Step 2 - Install pip3

If Python 3 has already been installed on the system, execute the command below to install pip3:

apt-get -y install python3-pip

Step 3 - Verification

To verify the installation, run the following command to cross check the version number:

pip3 --version