Strategies for avoiding having to use --break-system-packages with pip

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Sat Jan 18 06:47:57 EST 2025


Peter J. Holzer <hjp-python at hjp.at> wrote:
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> On 2025-01-14 11:32:35 +0000, Chris Green via Python-list wrote:
> >     Use a virtual environment, what do I have to do then to make using
> >     my program (that uses tkintertable) 'transparent', i.e. I just
> >     want to be able to run the program from the command prompt like
> >     any other program.
> 
> Just use the python interpreter in the venv in the hashbang line.
> 
> For example, here's the first line of one my scripts:
> 
> #!/usr/local/share/wds/venv/bin/python3
> 
> As you can probably guess, the venv is in /usr/local/share/wds/venv.
> 
> There is no need for wrapper scripts which activate the venv. Python
> does that all by itself.
> 
> I have a small script, install-python[1], to assist with setting the
> hashbang, but if it's just a few scripts you can simply edit it manually.
> 
OP here.  Yes, thank you, I thought that the shebang line would do the
trick but it's nioce to have it confirmed.

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Chris Green
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