python package installation !pip and -q

Question

!pip install -q hvplot

Why is there a "!"? What does "-q" mean? If I use Windows Command Prompt, shall I use the following code instead to make it work

pip install hvplot

Answer 1

! stands for history expansion in unix read more about it here.

-q stands for quiet it results in less code being logged in the terminal, you can also do --quiet for quiet