On Windows you can't just upgrade using pip install --upgrade pip
, because the pip.exe
is in use and there would be an error replacing it. Instead, you should upgrade pip
like this:
easy_install --upgrade pip
Then check the pip
version:
pip --version
If it shows 6.x
series, there is wheel support.
Only then, you can install a wheel package like this:
pip install your-package.whl