@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@

 # pip zsh completion, based on homebrew completion

 _pip_all() {

-  all_pkgs=(`pip search * | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`)

+  # we cache the list of packages (originally from the macports plugin)

+  if (( ! $+piplist )); then

+	piplist=($(pip search * | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'))

+  fi

 }

 _pip_installed() {

@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ case "$words[1]" in

       if [[ "$state" == packages ]]; then

         _pip_all

-        _wanted all_pkgs expl 'packages' compadd -a all_pkgs

+        _wanted piplist expl 'packages' compadd -a piplist

       fi ;;

   uninstall)

     _pip_installed