pip uses incorrect cached package version, instead of the user-specified version

Here is an example of how to use pip to install a specific version of a package, rather than using a cached version. By default, pip caches downloaded packages to speed up future installations. If a newer version is requested but the local cache isn't updated, pip may incorrectly reuse the older cached version instead of fetching the specified one.

Use pip to install a specific version of a package, rather than using a cached version

pip install package_name==version_number

For example, if you want to install version 2.31.0 of the package "requests":

Install a specific version of a package

pip install requests==2.31.0

You can also use >= or <= to specify a range of versions that you want to install.

Specify a range of versions that you want to install

pip install package_name>=version_number
pip install package_name<=version_number

Additionally, you can use pip install --no-cache-dir package_name to force pip to ignore the cache and install the package again.