if you use a newer version of pip i think this should work.
On Tuesday, October 22, 2013 9:11:40 AM UTC-4, Neal Becker wrote: > IIUC, it is perfectly legitimate to do install into --user to override system- > > wide installed modules. Thus, I should be able to do: > > > > pip install --user --up blah > > > > even though there is already a package blah in > > /usr/lib/pythonxxx/site_packages/... > > > > But even with -I (ignore installed) switch, pip fails: > > > > pip install --user --up -I matplotlib > > ... > > Installing collected packages: matplotlib, numpy, python-dateutil, tornado, > > pyparsing, nose, six > > Found existing installation: matplotlib 1.2.0 > > Uninstalling matplotlib: > > Exception: > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1- > > py2.7.egg/pip/basecommand.py", line 107, in main > > status = self.run(options, args) > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1- > > py2.7.egg/pip/commands/install.py", line 261, in run > > requirement_set.install(install_options, global_options) > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req.py", > line > > 1162, in install > > requirement.uninstall(auto_confirm=True) > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req.py", > line > > 495, in uninstall > > paths_to_remove.remove(auto_confirm) > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1-py2.7.egg/pip/req.py", > line > > 1492, in remove > > renames(path, new_path) > > File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip-1.2.1-py2.7.egg/pip/util.py", > line > > 273, in renames > > shutil.move(old, new) > > File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/shutil.py", line 302, in move > > os.unlink(src) > > OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/lib64/python2.7/site- > > packages/matplotlib-1.2.0-py2.7.egg-info' > > > > Can we please fix this? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
