Similarly, the python command references a specific python file (which -a python will tell you which one). For one reason or another, these two commands can become out of sync, so your "default" pip ...

To uninstall the Python package using PIP, you can run pip uninstall package_name, but it depends on whether you want to remove single package or all packages.

The newly approved Python Enhancement Proposal 751 gives Python a standard lock file format for specifying the dependencies of projects. Here’s the what, why, and when.