Configuration

Cache

To create download cache, set the PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE environment variable:

Create a folder for the cache:

mkdir -p ~/repo/pip_download_cache

Set the environment variable in ~/.bashrc:

export PIP_DOWNLOAD_CACHE=~/repo/pip_download_cache

Virtual Environment

To force PIP to respect the virtual environment, add the following to your ~/.bashrc file:

export PIP_RESPECT_VIRTUALENV=true