[Python] Python pip error "externally managed environment" after upgrading to Ubuntu 23.04...

I'm running Ubuntu Server and upgraded it from Ubuntu 22.10 (Kinetic Kudu) to Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster).

After the installation finished, I tried running one of my Python scripts and one of my modules went missing. I tried to reinstall it with pip3 install playsound, but I got this error:

error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.

If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.

If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.

See /usr/share/doc/python3.11/README.venv for more information.

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.


As the error says, I tried to install 'playsound' with sudo apt install python3-playsound, but it's not available through APT.

I also tried python3 -m pip install playsound and that gives the same error. I don't really know what else to do because I have never needed to mess with pip like this before.

What should I do?

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