Is there a way to disable pip outside of a virtual environment?
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Since asking a question about Pip vs Package Manager for handling Python Packages I've
learned a lot, especially about virtual environments with the venv module.
These days I almost exclusively install packages with pip inside virtual
environments. I almost rarely install a system-wide python package.
One thing I'm always terrified of, though, is the possibility that I'll run apip install command without realizing I don't have a venv activated.
Is there a way to blacklist pip only when I'm not in a venv?
package-management python pip
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
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Since asking a question about Pip vs Package Manager for handling Python Packages I've
learned a lot, especially about virtual environments with the venv module.
These days I almost exclusively install packages with pip inside virtual
environments. I almost rarely install a system-wide python package.
One thing I'm always terrified of, though, is the possibility that I'll run apip install command without realizing I don't have a venv activated.
Is there a way to blacklist pip only when I'm not in a venv?
package-management python pip
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
1
There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,pip installwill require root privileges so you are forced to use--userflag and inside the venv,pip install --userwill fail because the user site is not accessible.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
1
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46
add a comment |
Since asking a question about Pip vs Package Manager for handling Python Packages I've
learned a lot, especially about virtual environments with the venv module.
These days I almost exclusively install packages with pip inside virtual
environments. I almost rarely install a system-wide python package.
One thing I'm always terrified of, though, is the possibility that I'll run apip install command without realizing I don't have a venv activated.
Is there a way to blacklist pip only when I'm not in a venv?
package-management python pip
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
Since asking a question about Pip vs Package Manager for handling Python Packages I've
learned a lot, especially about virtual environments with the venv module.
These days I almost exclusively install packages with pip inside virtual
environments. I almost rarely install a system-wide python package.
One thing I'm always terrified of, though, is the possibility that I'll run apip install command without realizing I don't have a venv activated.
Is there a way to blacklist pip only when I'm not in a venv?
package-management python pip
package-management python pip
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
asked Jan 2 at 15:44
malanmalan
619421
619421
1
There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,pip installwill require root privileges so you are forced to use--userflag and inside the venv,pip install --userwill fail because the user site is not accessible.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
1
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46
add a comment |
1
There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,pip installwill require root privileges so you are forced to use--userflag and inside the venv,pip install --userwill fail because the user site is not accessible.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
1
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46
1
1
There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,
pip install will require root privileges so you are forced to use --user flag and inside the venv, pip install --user will fail because the user site is not accessible.– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,
pip install will require root privileges so you are forced to use --user flag and inside the venv, pip install --user will fail because the user site is not accessible.– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
1
1
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46
add a comment |
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You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
alias 'pip=cowsay "You are not in a virtual environment"'
And inside the virtualenv startup file (e.g. the one that gets sourced when you enter the venv):
unalias 'pip'
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
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Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
add a comment |
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You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
alias 'pip=cowsay "You are not in a virtual environment"'
And inside the virtualenv startup file (e.g. the one that gets sourced when you enter the venv):
unalias 'pip'
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
762
Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
add a comment |
You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
alias 'pip=cowsay "You are not in a virtual environment"'
And inside the virtualenv startup file (e.g. the one that gets sourced when you enter the venv):
unalias 'pip'
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
762
Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
add a comment |
You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
alias 'pip=cowsay "You are not in a virtual environment"'
And inside the virtualenv startup file (e.g. the one that gets sourced when you enter the venv):
unalias 'pip'
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
762
You could possibly use a shell alias to take over pip when outside the venv.
alias 'pip=cowsay "You are not in a virtual environment"'
And inside the virtualenv startup file (e.g. the one that gets sourced when you enter the venv):
unalias 'pip'
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
762
answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
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answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
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answered Jan 2 at 15:56
Dan StonerDan Stoner
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Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
add a comment |
Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
Or in a different PATH...but yeah, it is one way of dealing with it.
– Rui F Ribeiro
Jan 2 at 16:00
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
I've never opened the activate script before. Now that I have, that's a pretty snazzy idea.
– malan
Jan 2 at 16:17
add a comment |
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There is little chance you'll mess up things anyway (unless you work as root). Outside of venv,
pip installwill require root privileges so you are forced to use--userflag and inside the venv,pip install --userwill fail because the user site is not accessible.– hoefling
Jan 4 at 0:04
@hoefling I feel like a moron for not realizing that.
– malan
Jan 4 at 21:21
1
You shouldn't, it's a good question. You can even uninstall the system pip if your distro supports that, I don't have it installed on my box.
– hoefling
Jan 4 at 22:46