The main downside to invoking pip in the virtualenv is that it means I have to have pip installed within the virtualenv, which is something I haven't wanted to commit to in the interest of creating slim virtualenvs for bundling with apps. But you are probably right and I need to accept that.
On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:43 AM Chris Jerdonek <chris.jerdo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, why not simply invoke the pip installed in the virtualenv into > which you want to install the packages? It doesn't seem like you'd > need to "re-architect" anything insomuch as simply change "pip" in > your argument list to the path to the pip inside the virtualenv you're > targeting. > > --Chris > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:15 AM, Alex Becker <alcubec...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > As part of a package management tool, I'm trying to use pip to install > > python packages into a virtualenv, from python code (via subprocess), > into a > > different virtualenv than the virtualenv my python process is running in > (if > > any). I have this *mostly* working with: > > > > pip install --prefix [virtualenv-path] --ignore-installed > > --no-build-isolation > > > > However, installed scripts break because the scrips automatically get > > prepended with a shebang pointing to the python interpreter pip was run > > under. > > > > Is there a way around this behavior? Am I crazy to even try to install > into > > a different virtualenv? Or do I have to re-architect my code to call pip > in > > the target virtualenv (which may require me forcing pip to be installed, > > depending on what versions of python I choose to support)? > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Alex Becker > > > > -- > > Distutils-SIG mailing list -- distutils-sig@python.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to distutils-sig-le...@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mm3/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ > > Message archived at > > > https://mail.python.org/mm3/archives/list/distutils-sig@python.org/message/C5Y2KKW2YQGFE74LZXQLXE32RJOABVEE/ > > >
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