Error message:
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. For more information visit http://rptl.io/venv
Commands used in this video:
✅ Install the full Python package
sudo apt install python3-full python3-venv -y
✅ Create a virtual environment
python3 -m venv ~/myenv
✅ Activate the virtual environment
source ~/myenv/bin/activate
✅ Set your Raspberry Pi to auto-activate the environment on startup
nano ~/.bashrc # add this line: source ~/myenv/bin/activate
✅ Deactivate the environment when needed
deactivate
✅ Finally, install packages like setuptools without any errors
pip install setuptools wheel
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