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notadaughter

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[SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

As arch wiki says, it is ok to install python packages per-user with `pip install --user`. However when i do so, i encounter `error: externally-managed-environment`

Last edited by notadaughter (2025-03-26 06:41:14)

Mr.Elendig

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

you should use venvs

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notadaughter

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

I want to use gef-extras. However, it requires installing `retdec-python` which doesn't exist nor in official repository or AUR. Therefore i want to install it in user directory

teckk

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

Put it all into one directory and use relative or from path imports to test it out.

https://github.com/hugsy/gef-extras
https://github.com/s3rvac/retdec-python

As long as python imports can find what it is looking for.

loqs

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

retdec.com was shutdown making retdec-python none functional as the archived github repo teckk linked to states. Why not just remove retdec-python from  gef-extras  requirements.txt or ask gef-extras why it still requires it?

mackin_cheese

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

the message that you received tells you exactly what you should be doing with user python packages

notadaughter

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

yes, but i’m still curious why does the message appear if arch wiki allows installing packages per-user

the message that you received tells you exactly what you should be doing with user python packages

notadaughter

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Re: [SOLVED] Is it ok to install python packages per-user?

thanks everyone, eventually i just didn't install retdec and everything works fine