diff --git a/node_scripts/SNLite_templates/templates/pip_install_example.py b/node_scripts/SNLite_templates/templates/pip_install_example.py
index 7b0f70a99c..da8348e62c 100644
--- a/node_scripts/SNLite_templates/templates/pip_install_example.py
+++ b/node_scripts/SNLite_templates/templates/pip_install_example.py
@@ -13,17 +13,7 @@
 # below are examples of lines that you can execute using these two functions, they will call subprocess
 # and install the packages into the current bpython executable's site-packages directory.
 
-import sys
-import os
-import subprocess
-
-def install_package(package):
-    if not isinstance(package, list):
-        package = [package]
-    subprocess.call([os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin', 'python.exe'), "-m", "pip", "install", *package])
-
-def install_whl(package_path):
-    subprocess.call([os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin', 'python.exe'), "-m", "pip", "install", f"{package_path}"])
+from sverchok.utils.pip_utils import install_package, install_whl
     
 #if __name__ == '__main__':
 # install_package(['--upgrade', 'pip']) # <-- may not be needed
diff --git a/utils/pip_utils.py b/utils/pip_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e26cade490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/pip_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#pip_utils.py
+
+# you can pass it a package name, or a list of package names
+# you can pass it a local whl location
+#
+# below are examples of lines that you can execute using these two functions, they will call subprocess
+# and install the packages into the current bpython executable's site-packages directory.
+
+import sys
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+def install_package(package):
+    if not isinstance(package, list):
+        package = [package]
+    subprocess.call([os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin', 'python.exe'), "-m", "pip", "install", *package])
+
+def install_whl(package_path):
+    subprocess.call([os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'bin', 'python.exe'), "-m", "pip", "install", f"{package_path}"])