Configure Pip to never install to global environment











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I want to configure pip so that it will only ever install packages to virtual environments. I there a way to force it so that if ever I accidentally try to install a package to the 'global' environment that it will either deny me or force me through several prompts?










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  • Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:42










  • @Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
    – jedwards
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • @RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:46










  • @Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:48

















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I want to configure pip so that it will only ever install packages to virtual environments. I there a way to force it so that if ever I accidentally try to install a package to the 'global' environment that it will either deny me or force me through several prompts?










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  • Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:42










  • @Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
    – jedwards
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • @RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:46










  • @Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:48















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I want to configure pip so that it will only ever install packages to virtual environments. I there a way to force it so that if ever I accidentally try to install a package to the 'global' environment that it will either deny me or force me through several prompts?










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I want to configure pip so that it will only ever install packages to virtual environments. I there a way to force it so that if ever I accidentally try to install a package to the 'global' environment that it will either deny me or force me through several prompts?







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  • Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:42










  • @Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
    – jedwards
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • @RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:46










  • @Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:48




















  • Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:42










  • @Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
    – jedwards
    Nov 9 at 20:44










  • @RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
    – Chris
    Nov 9 at 20:46










  • @Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
    – Rocky Li
    Nov 9 at 20:48


















Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
– Chris
Nov 9 at 20:42




Doesn't your OS do this by default (as long as you're not running as root)?
– Chris
Nov 9 at 20:42












@Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
– Rocky Li
Nov 9 at 20:44




@Chris no, by default pip will install to pre-configured system wide python path. No prompts for me.
– Rocky Li
Nov 9 at 20:44












Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
– jedwards
Nov 9 at 20:44




Have you considered making the site-packages dir read-only? (I haven't, so I have no idea about the implications)
– jedwards
Nov 9 at 20:44












@RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
– Chris
Nov 9 at 20:46




@RockyLi, what OS are you on? It's crazy that you don't need to sudo (or whatever OS-specific alternative there is) to do that.
– Chris
Nov 9 at 20:46












@Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
– Rocky Li
Nov 9 at 20:48






@Chris mac. granted I alias pip='pip3' in my bashrc and pip actually only install to local Cellar Python version that I installed with homebrew, this python is not system python but it's available from all.
– Rocky Li
Nov 9 at 20:48



















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