### Installation
#### Installation via pip
The recommended way to install pipupgrade is via pip.
`shell
$ pip install pipupgrade
`
For instructions on installing python and pip see “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Python” [Installation Guides](https://docs.python-guide.org/starting/installation/).
#### Building from source
pipupgrade is actively developed on [https://github.com](https://github.com/achillesrasquinha/pipupgrade) and is always avaliable.
You can clone the base repository with git as follows:
`shell
$ git clone https://github.com/achillesrasquinha/pipupgrade
`
Optionally, you could download the tarball or zipball as follows:
##### For Linux Users
`shell
$ curl -OL https://github.com/achillesrasquinha/tarball/pipupgrade
`
##### For Windows Users
`shell
$ curl -OL https://github.com/achillesrasquinha/zipball/pipupgrade
`
Install necessary dependencies
`shell
$ cd pipupgrade
$ pip install -r requirements.txt
`
Then, go ahead and install pipupgrade in your site-packages as follows:
`shell
$ python setup.py install
`
Check to see if you’ve installed pipupgrade correctly.
`shell
$ pipupgrade --help
`