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[Thomas Passin]

On 5/19/2024 6:00 PM, Karsten Hilbert via Python-list wrote:
> Am Sun, May 19, 2024 at 10:45:09PM +0100 schrieb Barry via Python-list:
> 
>>> On 18 May 2024, at 16:27, Peter J. Holzer via Python-list <python-list at python.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't think Linux users have to deal with venvs
>>
>> Modern debian (ubuntu) and fedora block users installing using pip.
>> You must use a venv to pip install packages from pypi now.
> 
> Which makes one wonder how one is supposed to package Python
> applications requiring modules not yet packaged by Debian.

I confess, I sometimes install those packages using pip's self-warning 
option "--break-system-packages".  Naturally I only install them with 
--user.  Another option besides venvs is to install a different version 
of Python from python.org, not by using the system installer.  For 
example, if your system version is, say, 3.8.10 (as it is on my Mint 
VM), install 3.11.9 and make sure you always launch pip with

python3.11 -m pip ....

I have done this on some VMs, and use the system's Python on some 
others.  Happily none of my Linux VMs are critical for anything.  I can 
blow them away and recreate them without worry.