Find and update all pip packages within Python

pip_update.py

# Find and update all pip packages within Python
# This code is dangerous but gets the job done 💀 💼
import pkg_resources
from   subprocess    import call

ignored =  {'pycurl',  'tbb',  'daal', 'gast'}
packages = {dist.project_name for dist in pkg_resources.working_set 
                                    if dist.project_name not in ignored}

# Update each package individually
for package in packages:
    call(f"pip install --upgrade {package}", shell=True)

# Update every package together
# Better handle dependencies but there often errors
call("pip install --upgrade " + " ".join(packages), shell=True)