> Python provides virtualenv, plus one can install most of the modules > locally with pip3 install --user <blabla> which will install the > modules > in ~/.local/lib and tools in ~/.local/bin, so don't forget to add > this > to your PATH. >
Could you please explain (to a newbie) exactly what are the advantages of using the --user option and the possible drawbacks as well? please Could you tell me why I wouldn't want to use a virtualenv? Is it just because of the pain of having to activate this virtualenv every time I want to use those modules? or am I losing any other functionality provided by my system-wide python? I am surprised this question was asked 2 days ago, I had the exact same question today. The numpy module is on version 1.16.2 in the debian repositories and is on version 1.18.2 in pip. thank you,
