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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py
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Expand Up @@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ def add_options(self) -> None:
default=None,
help=(
"Install packages into <dir>. "
"By default this will not replace existing files/folders in "
"<dir>. Use --upgrade to replace existing packages in <dir> "
"with new versions."
"This option is intended for installing into an empty directory. "
"It does not reliably uninstall or replace packages already present in "
"<dir>; to upgrade, remove the existing contents first."
),
)
cmdoptions.add_target_python_options(self.cmd_opts)
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