### 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`