diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/explorer/state b/conf/type/__package_pip/explorer/state
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Development supported by Local AG (www.local.ch)
+#
+
+nameparam="$__object/parameter/name"
+if [ -f "$nameparam" ]; then
+    name=$(cat "$nameparam")
+else
+    name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+pipparam="$__object/parameter/pip"
+if [ -f "$pipparam" ]; then
+    pip=$(cat "$pipparam")
+else
+    pip="pip"
+fi
+
+# which is not posix, but command is :-)
+if ! command -v "$pip" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "No usable pip found at path \"$pip\"" >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if "$pip" freeze | grep -i -q "^$name=="; then
+    echo present
+else
+    echo absent
+fi
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote b/conf/type/__package_pip/gencode-remote
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Development supported by Local AG (www.local.ch)
+#
+
+state_is=$(cat "$__object/explorer/state")
+state_should=$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")
+
+[ "$state_is" = "$state_should" ] && exit 0
+
+nameparam="$__object/parameter/name"
+if [ -f "$nameparam" ]; then
+    name=$(cat "$nameparam")
+else
+    name="$__object_id"
+fi
+
+pipparam="$__object/parameter/pip"
+if [ -f "$pipparam" ]; then
+    pip=$(cat "$pipparam")
+else
+    pip="pip"
+fi
+
+case "$state_should" in
+    present)
+        echo $pip install -q pyro
+    ;;
+    absent)
+        echo $pip uninstall -q -y pyro
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text b/conf/type/__package_pip/man.text
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+cdist-type__package_pip(7)
+=============================
+Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__package_pip - Manage packages with pip
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Pip is used in Python environments to install packages.
+It is also included in the python virtualenv environment.
+
+
+REQUIRED PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+state::
+   Either "present" or "absent".
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+name::
+   If supplied, use the name and not the object id as the package name.
+
+pip::
+   Instead of using pip from PATH, use the specific pip path.
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install a package
+__package_pip pyro --state present
+
+# Use pip in a virtualenv located at /root/shinken_virtualenv
+__package_pip pyro --state present --pip /root/shinken_virtualenv/bin/pip
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+- cdist-type__package(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/optional b/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/optional
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+++ b/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/optional
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pip
diff --git a/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/required b/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/required
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+++ b/conf/type/__package_pip/parameter/required
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+state