I'm developing a CLI application with Python and I can install it with pip install -e . for an editable install, however this installs it only in the virtual environment. I can't access the CLI from things like Ubuntu's custom keyboard shortcuts, or Thunar's custom keyboard shortcuts. I can install everything globally instead, but this causes package version conflicts. How can I expose my CLI globally, in an editable way, while managing dependencies in an isolated environment? Do I need some wrapper script, manually added to the PATH, or is there a pip option for this? Continue reading...
