Python Venv won't connect to virtual environment

Question

I'm trying to install any packages to venv, but the pip install command's target directory is always /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/, but I'd expect it to be something under venv.

Here is how to replicate in my local machine:

python3.12 -m venv venv to create venv
source venv/bin/activate to load the environment
My which python3.12 and which pip3.12 all points to the correct path, i.e., <repo_directory>/venv/bin/python3.12

Then, when I try pip3.12 install hello-world, it shows:

Collecting hello-world
  Using cached hello_world-0.2-py3-none-any.whl
Installing collected packages: hello-world
Successfully installed hello-world-0.2
WARNING: Target directory /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hello.py already exists. Specify --upgrade to force replacement.
WARNING: Target directory /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/hello_world-0.2.dist-info already exists. Specify --upgrade to force replacement.
WARNING: Target directory /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/bin already exists. Specify --upgrade to force replacement.

What can I try next?

I don't have an explanation for #3, but once the virtual environment is activated, python and pip should be sufficient. — chepner
– chepner, Commented Jan 24 at 19:33
Once the venv is active, I would do python -m pip install <package name>. In fact, I only ever use pip this way. — JonSG
– JonSG, Commented Jan 24 at 19:55
Anything strange in your environment perhaps? Did you check env | grep PYTHON? — Friedrich
– Friedrich, Commented Jan 24 at 22:19

JaytheInj · Accepted Answer · 2025-01-25 04:15:40Z

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Thanks the comments above for the help! I resolved this issue by asking Deepseek - It is my pip3.12's global config messing up the venv setup. After running

pip3.12 config unset global.target
pip3.12 config unset install.prefix

The installation worked!

answered Jan 25 at 4:15

JaytheInj

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