Stackoverflow says [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3220404/why-use-pip-over-easy-install/ use pip over easy_install], but things have been changing over the past few years, so the future/best practice may require a bit more digging.
== Basic PIP ==
* Installing a package is as simple as <code>sudo pip install foo</code>
* Upgrades are <code>sudo pip install --upgrade foo</code>
* <code>sudo pip uninstall foo</code> if you want to remove foo
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