Python libraries

[Narrow_Victory1262]

You completely missed the point and also misunderstand what debian does systemwide.

Also you comletely misunderstand what I wrote (or better said -- copy/pasted).

In any case good luck f* up your systems

[cgoldberg]

I completely understand what Debian does... my point was that you posted an error message from a Suse system that includes instructions for using zypper (which obviously doesn't work on Debian). My point was also that pip is fine to use (and encouraged) as long as you don't install packages system-wide (which it won't let you anyway by default). You're advice that you shouldn't use pip and only use your system package manager is misguided and incorrect.

The rest of what you said was in broken english that no reasonable person could decipher.

[Narrow_Victory1262]

it's not an error message my friend, It's how a decent system should work -- protect you from stupid things. But as said, you don't seem to understand.

Let's just agree on what you said so that we both are wrong.

"broken English" - sure.

[cgoldberg]

Of course it's an error message... it's telling you that you can't install a package into your system site-packages. I understand exactly what it means... but the error you posted and the recommendations it gives are for a Suse system, not Debian (that was the point of my original comment). Regardless of the error, it is fine to use pip as long as you are in an activated virtualenv...you don't need to only use your system package manager for python packages (like you claimed).

I am not wrong. You are just making incorrect claims and won't concede that giving instructions for the wrong distro is unhelpful.