A Python script to upgrade all installed pip packages.

pip-upgrade.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""pip-upgrade.py: A Python script to upgrade all installed pip packages."""

__author__  = "Mehmet Akif TAŞOVA"
__email__   = "makiftasova@gmail.com"
__license__ = "GPLv3+"
__version__ = "1.0.0"



import os, sys, pip
from subprocess import call

def check_root() :
	euid = os.geteuid()
	if euid != 0:
		print("Script not started as root. Running sudo..")
		args = ['sudo', sys.executable] + sys.argv + [os.environ]
		os.execlpe('sudo', *args)


def main():
	check_root()
	for dist in pip.get_installed_distributions():
		call("pip install --upgrade " + dist.project_name, shell=True)

if __name__ == '__main__':
	main()