[Python-modules-team] Bug#844679: /usr/bin/pip: Should use --disable-pip-version-check by default

[Nelson A. de Oliveira]

Package: python-pip
Version: 8.1.2-3
Severity: whishlist
File: /usr/bin/pip

Hi!

Since we are installing pip from a Debian package, shouldn't we have it
using "--disable-pip-version-check" by default, to avoid this?

=====
(...)
You are using pip version 8.1.2, however version 9.0.1 is available.
You should consider upgrading via the 'pip install --upgrade pip' command.
=====

Specially for stable releases (where the user will see this message for
the whole stable lifetime).

Thank you!

Best regards,
Nelson

-- System Information:
Debian Release: stretch/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (100, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 4.8.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=pt_BR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages python-pip depends on:
ii  ca-certificates  20161102
ii  python-pip-whl   8.1.2-3
pn  python:any       <none>

Versions of packages python-pip recommends:
ii  build-essential    12.2
pn  python-all-dev     <none>
ii  python-setuptools  28.7.1-1
pn  python-wheel       <none>

python-pip suggests no packages.

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