I need to install ipython on mac. My current python version is : myuser@blr resources % python3 --version Python 3.12.6 myuser@blr resources % which python3 /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 Similar to this post (ipython installation on mac), I dont have Anacond on mac. Now trying to install ipython using pip3. When I try to install ipython, initially I was getting a error related a private / custom repository hosted on GCP. hence ran below command. pip3 install --isolated --index-url https://pypi.org/simple ipython Now getting below error ie "error: externally-managed-environment" myuser@blr resources % pip3 install --isolated --index-url https://pypi.org/simple ipython [notice] A new release of pip is available: 24.2 -> 25.0.1 [notice] To update, run: python3.12 -m pip install --upgrade pip error: externally-managed-environment × This environment is externally managed ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try brew install xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to install. If you wish to install a Python library that isn't in Homebrew, use a virtual environment: python3 -m venv path/to/venv source path/to/venv/bin/activate python3 -m pip install xyz If you wish to install a Python application that isn't in Homebrew, it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a virtual environment for you. You can install pipx with brew install pipx You may restore the old behavior of pip by passing the '--break-system-packages' flag to pip, or by adding 'break-system-packages = true' to your pip.conf file. The latter will permanently disable this error. If you disable this error, we STRONGLY recommend that you additionally pass the '--user' flag to pip, or set 'user = true' in your pip.conf file. Failure to do this can result in a broken Homebrew installation. Read more about this behavior here: <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/> note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages. hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification. I’m not looking to create a virtual environment. I'm trying to understand why this error is occurring and how to fix it. Continue reading...
