Issue #22295: Adopt 'python -m pip' as the preferred invocation

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Nick Coghlan 2014-09-06 20:38:23 +10:00
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@ -93,9 +93,18 @@ is important to have standard tools that work consistently, even on older
versions of Python.
The currently recommended build and distribution tools can be installed
using ``pip``::
by invoking the ``pip`` module at the command line::
pip install setuptools wheel twine
python -m pip install setuptools wheel twine
.. note::
For POSIX users (including Mac OS X and Linux users), these instructions
assume the use of a :term:`virtual environment`.
For Windows users, these instructions assume that the option to
adjust the system PATH environment variable was selected when installing
Python.
The Python Packaging User Guide includes more details on the `currently
recommended tools`_.