Where Does Pip Install Packages Ubuntu?
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Where does pip install packages on Ubuntu?

By default, on Linux, Pip installs packages to /usr/local/lib/python2. 7/dist-packages. Using virtualenv or –user during install will change this default location. If you use pip show make sure you are using the right user or else pip may not see the packages you are referencing.

Where does pip install Put packages?

By default, packages are installed to the running Python installation’s site-packages directory. site-packages is by default part of the python search path and is the target directory of manually built python packages. Modules installed here can be imported easily afterwards.

Marcus Vance

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Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.

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