import os import subprocess import sys def call(*args, cwd=None): python_location = os.environ.get("PIPAPI_PYTHON_LOCATION", sys.executable) env = {**os.environ, **{"PIP_YES": "true", "PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK": "true"}} result = subprocess.check_output( [python_location, "-m", "pip"] + list(args), cwd=cwd, env=env ) return result.decode()