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"pip uninstall" is too noisy

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Pip version: 9.0.1
Python version: 3.6.0
Operating System: Arch Linux

Description:

pip uninstall is too noisy.

It should list the package(s) and its directory/location, but instead it lists all the files in there:

% pip uninstall pip
Uninstalling pip-9.0.1:
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip3
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip3.5
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/DESCRIPTION.rst
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/INSTALLER
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/METADATA
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/RECORD
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/WHEEL
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/entry_points.txt
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/metadata.json
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/top_level.txt
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/…

  [almost 500 extra lines]

  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/vcs/bazaar.py
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/vcs/git.py
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/vcs/mercurial.py
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/vcs/subversion.py
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/wheel.py
Proceed (y/n)? y
  Successfully uninstalled pip-9.0.1
You are using pip version 8.1.1, however version 9.0.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.

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Created 7 years ago
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Comments:9 (5 by maintainers)

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pfmoorecommented, Jan 17, 2017

@AwesomeTurtle That’s too terse. I’d suggest we need to at least list the number of files we’ll be removing, and the top-level directories/files. Something like

$ pip uninstall pip
Uninstalling pip-9.0.1 (500 files):
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip3
  /home/user/.local/bin/pip3.5
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip-9.0.1.dist-info/*
  /home/user/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/pip/*
Proceed (y/n)? y
  Successfully uninstalled pip-9.0.1

As you say, --verbose can give the full list of files.

1reaction

pradyunsgcommented, May 17, 2017

@pfmoore said: Until someone creates a PR, we’re just speculating.

Here’s a PR. 😉

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