---
name: "pip3-freeze"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-pip"
version: "25.1.1+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pip3-freeze"
---

# pip3-freeze(1)

description of pip3 freeze command

## NAME

pip3-freeze - description of pip3 freeze command

## DESCRIPTION

Output installed packages in requirements format.

packages are listed in a case-insensitive sorted order.

## USAGE

```
python -m pip freeze [options]
```

## OPTIONS

- **-r, --requirement \<file\>**

  Use the order in the given requirements file and its comments when generating output. This option can be used multiple times.

  (environment variable: **PIP\_REQUIREMENT**)

- **-l, --local**

  If in a virtualenv that has global access, do not output globally-installed packages.

  (environment variable: **PIP\_LOCAL**)

- **--user**

  Only output packages installed in user-site.

  (environment variable: **PIP\_USER**)

- **--path \<path\>**

  Restrict to the specified installation path for listing packages (can be used multiple times).

  (environment variable: **PIP\_PATH**)

- **--all**

  Do not skip these packages in the output: pip

  (environment variable: **PIP\_ALL**)

- **--exclude-editable**

  Exclude editable package from output.

  (environment variable: **PIP\_EXCLUDE\_EDITABLE**)

- **--exclude \<package\>**

  Exclude specified package from the output

  (environment variable: **PIP\_EXCLUDE**)

## AUTHOR

pip developers

## COPYRIGHT

The pip developers