How do I search for an available Python package using pip?

Question

I would like to be able to search for an available Python package using pip (on the terminal). I would like a functionality similar to apt-cache in Ubuntu. More specifically, I would like to

1. be able to search for packages given a term (similar to apt-cache search [package-name]), and
2. list all available packages.

Answer 1

To search for a package, issue the command

pip search [package-name]