I am trying to install a package using pip, but when running the command pip3 install requests for example, I get the following error: 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/> Why is this is happening? It never happened before, and nothing I found online seems to help solve this problem. For context, I am using a Mac, and writing just pip doesn't work, only pip3 works. Continue reading...
