Jon Ribbens <jon+use...@unequivocal.eu> wrote: > On 2023-11-02, Chris Green <c...@isbd.net> wrote: > > I have a couple of systems which used to have python2 as well as > > python3 but as Ubuntu and Debian verions have moved on they have > > finally eliminated all dependencies on python2. > > > > So they now have only python3 and there is no python executable in > > PATH. > > > > There's still both /usr/bin/pip and /usr/bin/pip3 but they're > > identical so presuably I can now simply use pip and it will be a > > python3 pip. > > > > > > So, going on from this, how do I do the equivalent of "apt update; apt > > upgrade" for my globally installed pip packages? > > I'm not sure what that question has to do with everything that preceded > it, but you don't want to install python packages globally using pip. > Either install them with 'apt', or install them in a virtual environment.
Why in a virtual environment? When I install a package whether from apt or from pip I want everyone/everything on my system to be able to use it. I do only install a few things using pip. -- Chris Green ยท -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
