Re: Pip installs to unexpected place

Various responses have been provided but the OP has not yet replied on-list (as verified by Archive). Is this an error with the list-processor or have some posts been sent to one person only (using Reply instead of ReplyList)?
There are always others who would like to learn from list-discussions - but will hearing only half of some of the conversation help them?
On 14/04/25 11:33, dn via Python-list wrote:

On 14/04/25 11:10, Jonathan Gossage via Python-list wrote:

I am using *Python 3.13* in a virtual environment under *Ubuntu Linux 24.04*
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The version of Python was compiled from source code and installed with make
altinstall. I attempted to use *pip* to install the *Sphinx* package into
the virtual environment using the command *pip install sphinx* in the
virtual environment*.* I expected that *sphinx* would be installed in the
*site-packages* directory in the virtual environment. Instead, it was
installed into the site-packages directory in
*/home/jonathan/.locals/lib/python3.13/site-packages* even though I did not
specify *--user* to the *pip install* command. Is this expected behavior? I
wanted Sphinx to be installed in the virtual environment so that it would
be accessible to all users of the virtual environment.

 Which command did you type?
Which type of virtual-environment, and was it activated at the time?
 

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Regards,
=dn