added an uninstall command as well as a check_package command

modules/pip.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from fabric.api import env, task
 from fabric.operations import run
+from fabric.context_managers import hide, settings
 
 import sys
 import os
@@ -145,6 +146,29 @@ def install(package=None):
             run(pipinstall_cmd)
 
 
+@task
+def uninstall(package_name, silent=False):
+    """
+    Uninstalls a specified package from the virtual environment.
+
+    This method activates the virtual environment and uses pip to uninstall the
+    specified package. It can optionally suppress command line output.
+
+    :param package_name: Name of the package to uninstall.
+    :type package_name: str
+
+    :param silent: Suppress command line output if True, defaults to False.
+    :type silent: bool
+    :return: None
+    """
+    with virtualenv():
+        with settings(
+                hide('warnings', 'running', 'stdout', 'stderr'),
+                warn_only=True):
+
+            run(f"pip uninstall -y {package_name}", quiet=silent)
+
+
 @task
 def freeze(param='help'):
     """
@@ -252,3 +276,31 @@ def copyto(branch):
         use_sudo=False,
         backup=True,
         template_dir=configuration.virtualenv.requirements.local)
+
+
+def check_package_installed(package_name, silent=False):
+    """
+    Checks if a specified package is installed in the virtual environment.
+
+    Activates the virtual environment and uses 'pip list' to check if the
+    specified package is installed. Can optionally suppress command line
+    output.
+
+    :param package_name: Name of the package to check.
+    :type package_name: str
+
+    :param silent: Suppress command line output if True, defaults to False.
+    :type silent: bool
+
+    :return: True if installed, False otherwise.
+    :rtype: bool
+    """
+    with virtualenv():
+
+        with settings(
+                hide('warnings', 'running', 'stdout', 'stderr'),
+                warn_only=True):
+
+            output = run(f"pip list | grep {package_name}", quiet=silent)
+
+        return package_name in output