New submission from Raymond Hettinger:

In teaching Python, I find that many Windows users are command-line challenged 
and have difficulties using and accessing PIP.  In the spirit of what Tortoise 
has done for version control, I propose that menu options be added for PIP.

PyPI (Python Package Index)
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* Ensure pip / Upgrade pip
* Show installed packages (freeze) (and give options to update or remove)
* Install from requirements file (install -r)
* Search for package
* Install package
* Upgrade package (install -U)
* Uninstall package
* Change default repository (default pypi.python.org)
* Change default install directory (in case the user doesn't have admin rights)

This change would be a major step forward in making the PyPi accessible by 
people who lack the skills or inclination to wrestle with PIP.

I would love to be able to start a class with a fresh Python download from 
python.org and effortlessly install requests and other tools without users 
having to fire-up a terminal window and wrestle with the various parts.

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assignee: terry.reedy
components: IDLE
messages: 236906
nosy: rhettinger, terry.reedy
priority: normal
severity: normal
stage: needs patch
status: open
title: IDLE to provide menu options for using PIP
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.5

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