On 2024-05-20 00:26:03 +0200, Roel Schroeven via Python-list wrote: > Skip Montanaro via Python-list schreef op 20/05/2024 om 0:08: > > > Modern debian (ubuntu) and fedora block users installing using pip. > > > > Even if you're telling it to install in ~/.local? I could see not allowing > > to run it as root. > > I assumed pip install --user would work, but no. I tried it (on Debian 12 > (bookworm)): > > > $ pip install --user docopt > > error: externally-managed-environment > > > > × This environment is externally managed > > ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install > > python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to > > install. > > > > If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package, > > create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv. > > Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make > > sure you have python3-full installed. > > > > If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application, > > it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a > > virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed. > > > > See /usr/share/doc/python3.11/README.venv for more information. > > > > note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python > > installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the > > risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing > > --break-system-packages. > > hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification. > > Exactly the same output for sudo pip install.
This message (quoted in all its glory) is too long to be useful. The
important bit is at the end:
> > You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python
> > installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
(I admit I didn't see this the first time I got this message)
python3 -m pip install --user --break-system-packages <packagename>
does indeed install into ~/.local/lib/python3.XX/site-packages.
This inconvenient, but otoh I have accidentally installed packages into
~/.local in the past, so maybe it's good to make that more explicit.
hp
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