On Mon, 2024-09-02 at 11:32 +0100, Will McDonald wrote: > > $ ls .local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/ > > configparser-7.0.0-py3.12.egg lxml-4.9.4.dist-info numpy.libs > > pillow.libs _webrtcvad.cpython-312-x86_64-linux-gnu.so > > easy-install.pth numpy PIL > > protonup-0.1.5-py3.12.egg webrtcvad.py > > lxml numpy-2.0.1.dist-info > > pillow-10.4.0.dist-info __pycache__ > > webrtcvad_wheels-2.0.11.post1.dist-info > > > > If I move that directory to one side, Calibre does start. However there > > are things there (e.g. Proton) that I want to keep. > > > > I'm not aware of installing anything with pip as root. > > > > If you pip install stuff in a Python virtual environment, that can help > isolate custom modules further from your normal/system Python runtimes. > > https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html > https://realpython.com/python-virtual-environments-a-primer/ Yes, I'm vaguely aware of that possibility though I've never had to use it up to now, i.e. everything has "just worked". For example, Proton is normally invoked by Steam or Wine, so does this mean I have to change those as well? poc -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue