The manpage for python-pip 1.5.6-2 in Ubuntu Utopic now contains a paragraph on the --upgrade option, thus I consider this issue to be fixed.
** Changed in: python-pip (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1087660 Title: --upgrade option not mentioned in man page To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1087660/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs