# Find the Install Location of Python pip Packages > Run pip show to find where a specific package is installed, or pip list -v to see the install location of every package on your system **URL:** https://sentry.io/answers/location-of-python-pip-packages/ --- ## The Problem Where does Python's `pip` install packages? ## The Solution The location of `pip` packages will vary between systems and projects based on the operating system, the installing user, and whether or not a virtual environment is in use. Different `pip` packages may be installed in different places on the same system. Therefore, the best way to find the location of a package is through `pip`'s `show` command. ```sh pip show numpy ``` This command will display various information about the package, including its location on disk. For example, the below output shows a local user installation of `numpy` on a Linux system: ``` Location: /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages ``` To view the locations of all Python packages, you can use `pip list -v`. In the output below, different packages are installed locally and globally: ``` Package Version Location Installer ---------------------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- --------- absl-py 1.2.0 /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip accelerate 0.12.0 /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip addict 2.4.0 /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip aiocmd 0.1.5 /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages aiofiles 22.1.0 /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip aiohttp 3.8.1 /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip aiorpcX 0.22.1 /usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages aiosignal 1.2.0 /home/user/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages pip ``` --- *Source: [sentry.io/answers/location-of-python-pip-packages/](https://sentry.io/answers/location-of-python-pip-packages/)*