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ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv.

See original GitHub issue

Environment data

Version: 1.49.3 Commit: 2af051012b66169dde0c4dfae3f5ef48f787ff69 Date: 2020-10-02T17:56:11.027Z Electron: 9.2.1 Chrome: 83.0.4103.122 Node.js: 12.14.1 V8: 8.3.110.13-electron.0 OS: Linux x64 5.4.0-48-generic snap

Steps to reproduce:

python3 -m venv myenv
cd myenv
. bin/activate
code .

Then in vscode I get asked if I would like to install pylint. I click on “yes”.

The the error happens (this code was created/executed by vscode):

guettli@yoga15:~/projects/myenv$ source /home/guettli/projects/myenv/bin/activate
(myenv) guettli@yoga15:~/projects/myenv$ /home/guettli/projects/myenv/bin/python /home/guettli/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2020.9.114305/pythonFiles/pyvsc-run-isolated.py pip install -U pylint --user
ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv.

Expected behaviour

Since the interpreter is in a virtualenv, it would make sense to avoid --user.

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Created 3 years ago
Reactions:19
Comments:18 (1 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

162reactions

jwalahecommented, Jan 10, 2021

#14327 I was trying to upgrade ‘pip’ in my virtual environment. I got the same error.

One quick fix is :

Go to the pyvenv.cfg file in the Virtual environment folder
Set the include-system-site-packages to true and save the change
Reactivate the virtual environment. This should work!

17reactions

jeffmaddockscommented, Jan 13, 2021

#14327 I was trying to upgrade ‘pip’ in my virtual environment. I got the same error.

One quick fix is :
1. Go to the `pyvenv.cfg` file in the Virtual environment folder

2. Set the `include-system-site-packages` to `true` and save the change

3. Reactivate the virtual environment.
   This should work!

worked perfectly for me, thanks!