How to uninstall editable packages with pip (installed with -e)

An easier way to do the same with the new version of setup_tools is to run the following:

python setup.py develop -u

Which basically does the same as what @glarrain describes in his answer.

Here's a demonstration, showing that eg you don't want to substitute a package name into that command:

.../pytest-migration$ python setup.py develop -u
running develop
Removing /home/me/virtualEnvs/automation/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pytest-migration.egg-link (link to .)
Removing pytest-migration 1.0.155 from easy-install.pth file
.../pytest-migration$

Simply uninstall the package you installed in 'editable' mode:

pip uninstall yourpackage

it works for recent pip-versions (at least >=19.1.1).


Install a dev package use cmd: 

pip install --editable .

Uninstall:

rm -r $(find . -name '*.egg-info')

Now you can use: 

pip uninstall package_name

or python setup.py develop --uninstall or python setup.py develop -u


At {virtualenv}/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ (if not using virtualenv then {system_dir}/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/)

  • remove the egg file (e.g. distribute-0.6.34-py2.7.egg) if there is any
  • from file easy-install.pth, remove the corresponding line (it should be a path to the source directory or of an egg file).

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