[Distutils] Fwd: Re: Pip 10 is nearing release

[Paul Moore]

On 16 March 2018 at 09:20, Tim Golden <mail at timgolden.me.uk> wrote:
> On 16/03/2018 09:08, Paul Moore wrote:
>>
>> After much work, we're pleased to announce that pip 10 is finally
>> nearing release. We're planning on releasing a beta version over the
>> weekend of 31 Mar/1 Apr, with the final release to follow about a
>> fortnight after (assuming no major issues are found).
>>
>> Hopefully, as many people as possible will be able to test the new
>> version of pip during the beta period (or before - it's possible to
>> install pip from github if you don't want to wait!)
>
> Paul, am I right in thinking that this:
>
>   https://github.com/pypa/pip
>
> is the place to look if we want an advanced preview?

That's correct.

If you want to upgrade (in a virtualenv, of course ;-)) then you can do

    python -m pip install -U git+https://github.com/pypa/pip

to get the latest copy from master. (Once the beta is released "python
-m pip install -U --pre pip" will install the beta).

Paul