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docs: use of venv over --break-system-packages flag while installing dependencies in *unix #53

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ksauraj opened this issue Oct 22, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #54
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ksauraj commented Oct 22, 2024

We should not be using --break-system-packages flag while installing pip packages as it may makes a conflict with the system packages...

error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try 'pacman -S
    python-xyz', where xyz is the package you are trying to
    install.
    
    If you wish to install a non-Arch-packaged Python package,
    create a virtual environment using 'python -m venv path/to/venv'.
    Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.
    
    If you wish to install a non-Arch packaged Python application,
    it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a
    virtual environment for you. Make sure you have python-pipx
    installed via pacman.

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.

So we just need to update the docs to use venv while installing dependencies...

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Please assign this issue to me...

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ksauraj commented Oct 22, 2024

Sure, go ahead

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