PIP-Updater

A cross-platform Python CLI tool that works seamlessly on macOS, Windows, and Linux. It updates pip and all your installed packages with a single command.

Features

• Updates pip to the latest version
• Upgrades all installed Python packages
• Optional --dry-run mode to simulate updates
• Cross-platform support (tested on Windows & macOS)
• Automatically cleans up temporary data after run
• Logs activity in pip_updater.log

Project Structure

PIP-Updater/
├── application/
│   └── filterpip.py         # Filters packages from pip freeze
├── cli/
│   └── cli.py               # Alternative CLI entry point
├── main.py                  # Main script (entry point)
├── static/
│   └── icon.ico             # App icon (for packaging, optional)
├── .gitignore               # Git ignored files
├── LICENSE                  # MIT License
├── README.md                # You’re reading it :)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/WINEEL/PIP-Updater.git
   cd PIP-Updater

2. (Optional) Create a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # macOS/Linux
   # OR
   .\venv\Scripts\activate   # Windows

3. Install dependencies:
   No additional packages required! This tool works entirely with Python's standard library.

Usage

To update pip and all installed packages:

python3 main.py

To simulate the update process without making changes:

python3 main.py --dry-run

Alternatively, you can run it from the cli.py wrapper:

python3 cli/cli.py

What It Does Internally

1. Updates pip itself using:

   python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip

2. Generates a list of installed packages via pip freeze
3. Filters only package names into a new list
4. Upgrades all packages using:

   python3 -m pip install --upgrade -r new.txt

5. Deletes temporary data after completion

Log File

After running the tool, a log file named pip_updater.log is automatically created in the root directory.

t records timestamps, commands run, and any errors encountered. This is useful for debugging or checking what happened during the update.

License

This project is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.
Feel free to modify and improve upon it!

Author

• WINEEL WILSON DASARI
• wineel10wilson@gmail.com
• GitHub: wineel10

Tip

Want to turn this into a standalone executable? You can manually use:

pyinstaller --onefile --name PIP_Updater --icon static/icon.ico main.py

A sample icon file (static/icon.ico) is already included in the repo. I created it just to complete the structure. Feel free to use, modify, or replace it as you wish.

Note: PyInstaller works on Windows, macOS, and Linux, but you can only build executables for your current operating system. Cross-compilation is not supported.

Platform-specific behavior:

OS	Output Format	Icon Support
Windows	PIP_Updater.exe	.ico supported
macOS	PIP_Updater binary	Use .icns if building .app
Linux	PIP_Updater binary	No icon support by default

This project does not include an auto-build workflow for .exe or .app. You can create your own GitHub Actions workflow if needed.