How to fix 'error: externally-managed-environment' when installing Python packages? or Getting 'error

OMG this error drove me nuts.

Solution: `python3 -m pip install --prefix=$HOME/.local package`

Or, y’know, just use Docker.

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Thanks everyone!

I tried the virtualenv thing and it worked perfectly. Still kinda annoying tho—why does Ubuntu make this so hard?

Also, someone mentioned pipx. Gonna check that out next.

(And yeah, --break-system-packages sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Hard pass.)