Re: Pip installs to unexpected place

On 4/15/2025 3:41 PM, dn via Python-list wrote:

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?

The OP sent some replies to me and I asked them to include the list.

 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.

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