error: externally-managed-environment

[nejarm]

error: externally-managed-environment

? This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.

See /usr/share/doc/python3.11/README.venv for more information.

note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can over
ride this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.


I'm installing the necessary packages but I couldn't do it somehow. The python3-xyz package cannot be installed and I tried "pipx install xyz" and it doesn't install, what is it?

[n0m4d1k]

Just encountered this error. Looks like they are trying to prevent people from breaking python. Best practice is to use a virtual environment to install packages. To do this cd to the dir you would like to install your virtual environment I usually put it in the dir of the tool I am installing packages for. Next run
virtualenv -p {PYTHON VERSION} {NAME OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT}. Next run
source {NAME OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT}/bin/activate. After that you can proceed use pip. To exit the virtual environment simply run `deactivate`. Below is a quick command to copy and paste:



virtualenv -p python3 venv; source venv/bin/activate