{"channel":"tech","content":"I try to run something in Python on my macbook.\r\n\r\nFor the third or fourth time, I get the same error path.\r\n\r\n# \"error: externally-managed-environment\" when using << pip3 >> - they recommend using \"brew install\" instead\r\n# << brew install >> doesn't have the package.  As far as I can tell, brew doesn't have *any* Python packages\r\n# the recommended solution is \"use venv\".  But I don't need or want yet another venv setup on my laptop.\r\n# ChatGPT suggests a few other things that simply don't work\r\n\r\nThe ultimate conclusion: disable homebrew in the shell init script.  Too many problems, and no solutions at all AFAICT.  If I really need something, I can find the command to enable it in one terminal.","created_at":"2025-01-14T21:07:30.825174","id":102,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"<p>I try to run something in Python on my macbook.\r</p>\n<p>For the third or fourth time, I get the same error path.\r</p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> \"error: externally-managed-environment\" when using <span class=\"literal-text\">pip3</span> - they recommend using \"brew install\" instead\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> <span class=\"literal-text\">brew install</span> doesn't have the package.  As far as I can tell, brew doesn't have <em>any</em> Python packages\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> the recommended solution is \"use venv\".  But I don't need or want yet another venv setup on my laptop.\r</li>\n<li class=\"number-list\"> ChatGPT suggests a few other things that simply don't work\r</li>\n</ul>\n<p>The ultimate conclusion: disable homebrew in the shell init script.  Too many problems, and no solutions at all AFAICT.  If I really need something, I can find the command to enable it in one terminal.</p>","quotes":[],"subject":"routing around uselessness"}