Removing pip's cache?

Question

I need to install psycopg2 v2.4.1 specifically. I accidentally did:

pip install psycopg2

Instead of:

pip install psycopg2==2.4.1

That installs 2.4.4 instead of the earlier version.

Now even after I pip uninstall psycopg2 and attempt to reinstall with the correct version, it appears that pip is re-using the cache it downloaded the first time.

How can I force pip to clear out its download cache and use the specific version I'm including in the command?

Answer 1

If you want to force pip to clear out its download cache and use the specific version you can do by using  --no-cache-dir  command. If you are using an older version of pip than upgrade it with pip install -U pip.

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Answer 2

pip3 cache purge worked for me.

Answer 3

For removing the pip's cache, we can use the command in command prompt or any command line terminal:

"pip cache purge"

This command basically helps in removing all the files from the wheel and all HTTP caches