How to upgrade outdated Python packages

[root@cdh-vm logs]# pip list --outdated --format=legacy 

argcomplete (1.8.2) - Latest: 1.9.3 [wheel]

backports.ssl-match-hostname (3.4.0.2) - Latest: 3.5.0.1 [sdist]

beautifulsoup4 (4.5.3) - Latest: 4.6.0 [wheel]

chardet (2.3.0) - Latest: 3.0.4 [wheel]

configobj (4.7.2) - Latest: 5.0.6 [sdist]

decorator (3.4.0) - Latest: 4.2.1 [wheel]

docx2txt (0.6) - Latest: 0.7 [sdist]

EbookLib (0.15) - Latest: 0.16 [sdist]

perf (0.1) - Latest: 1.5.1 [wheel]

psycopg2 (2.5.1) - Latest: 2.7.4 [wheel]

pycurl (7.19.0) - Latest: 7.43.0.1 [sdist]

pygobject (3.22.0) - Latest: 3.27.2 [sdist]

python-pptx (0.6.5) - Latest: 0.6.7 [sdist]

pyudev (0.15) - Latest: 0.21.0 [sdist]

pyxattr (0.5.1) - Latest: 0.6.0 [sdist]

setuptools (0.9.8) - Latest: 38.5.1 [wheel]

six (1.10.0) - Latest: 1.11.0 [wheel]

SpeechRecognition (3.6.3) - Latest: 3.8.1 [wheel]

urlgrabber (3.10) - Latest: 3.10.2 [sdist]

xlrd (1.0.0) - Latest: 1.1.0 [wheel]

[root@cdh-vm logs]# pip list --outdated --format=columns 

Package                      Version Latest   Type 

---------------------------- ------- -------- -----

argcomplete                  1.8.2   1.9.3    wheel

backports.ssl-match-hostname 3.4.0.2 3.5.0.1  sdist

beautifulsoup4               4.5.3   4.6.0    wheel

chardet                      2.3.0   3.0.4    wheel

configobj                    4.7.2   5.0.6    sdist

decorator                    3.4.0   4.2.1    wheel

docx2txt                     0.6     0.7      sdist

EbookLib                     0.15    0.16     sdist

perf                         0.1     1.5.1    wheel

psycopg2                     2.5.1   2.7.4    wheel

pycurl                       7.19.0  7.43.0.1 sdist

pygobject                    3.22.0  3.27.2   sdist

python-pptx                  0.6.5   0.6.7    sdist

pyudev                       0.15    0.21.0   sdist

pyxattr                      0.5.1   0.6.0    sdist

setuptools                   0.9.8   38.5.1   wheel

six                          1.10.0  1.11.0   wheel

SpeechRecognition            3.6.3   3.8.1    wheel

urlgrabber                   3.10    3.10.2   sdist

xlrd                         1.0.0   1.1.0    wheel

# Upgrade manually one by one

[root@cdh-vm logs]# pip install pycurl -U

# Upgrade all at once (high chance rollback if some package fail

# to upgrade

[root@cdh-vm logs]# pip install $(pip list --outdated --format=columns |tail -n +3|cut -d" " -f1) --upgrade

# Upgrade one by one using loop

[root@cdh-vm logs]# for i in  $(pip list --outdated --format=columns |tail -n +3|cut -d" " -f1); do pip install $i --upgrade; done