Inside virtual env, “sudo pip” links to the global python pip

Question

Working inside a vagrant environment, inside a python virtual environment, when I try to install a python package using

(venv) vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty         


        

Answer 1

I had the same problem with pip vs sudo pip and virtualenv pip vs local pip. I was logged in as root user when I created my venv months ago. So when I wanted to install a new pip package got permission denied. So tried the same command with sudo, but then it installed the package on my local pip.

Lesson learned. I should not use sudo inside a venv.

Fixed it with:

chmod -R 0777 venv_folder_path_here

-R switch for recursive change in venv folder.

And then activate your venv and try pip install:

/home/username_here/venv/project_name_here/bin/activate
(venv_name) pip install package_name_here