This is because in Debian/Ubuntu, we've made --user the default. While this diverges from upstream, it's a sensible default and something that upstream eventually wants to adopt too.
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/1668 You can either put ~/.local/bin on your $PATH or use `sudo pip install --system`, although do be careful with that because you could end up overriding apt-get installed packages. pip installing to user specific locations is preferable. ** Changed in: python-pip (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490598 Title: python pip does not set up PATH correctly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-pip/+bug/1490598/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
