[Python-Dev] Deprecate PEP 370 Per user site-packages directory?

[Miro Hrončok]

On 13.1.2018 18:06, Christian Heimes wrote:
> Nowadays Python has venv in the standard library. The user-specific
> site-packages directory is no longer that useful. I would even say it's
> causing more trouble than it's worth. For example it's common for system
> script to use "#!/usr/bin/python3" shebang without -s or -I option.

While I consider venvs easy and cool, this just moves the barrier for 
the users a little bit higher. We (Fedora Python SIG) are fighting users 
that run `sudo pip install` all the time (because the Interwebz are full 
of such instructions). The users might be willing to listen to "please, 
don't use pip with sudo, use --user instead". However, if you tell them 
"learn how to use a venv", they'll just stick with sudo.

 > I propose to deprecate the feature and remove it in Python 4.0.

We would very much like to see --user the default rather than having it 
removed.


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