Issue
When creating a virtualenv with version 20.21.1 or higher with python 3.9, calling pip in the virtualenv raises the following error:
ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv.
The error does not appear when using python 3.10 in the virtualenv, i.e. when removing the -p py39 in the example below.
Example
>python -m virtualenv -p py39 test
created virtual environment CPython3.9.13.final.0-64 in 2877ms
creator Venv(dest=C:\DEV\test, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=False, global=False, describe=CPython3Windows)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=C:\Users\BEL14466\AppData\Local\pypa\virtualenv)
added seed packages: pip==23.1, setuptools==67.6.1, wheel==0.40.0
activators BashActivator,BatchActivator,FishActivator,NushellActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator
>test\Scripts\activate
(test)>pip install numpy
ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv.
[notice] A new release of pip is available: 23.1 -> 23.1.2
[notice] To update, run: python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pipEnvironment
- OS: Windows 10
- base python 3.10.6
- venv python 3.9.13
- virtuelnv >= 20.21.1
system environment
>>> pip list
Package Version
------------ -------
build 0.9.0
click 8.1.3
colorama 0.4.6
distlib 0.3.6
filelock 3.12.0
packaging 23.1
pep517 0.13.0
pip 23.1.2
pip-tools 6.13.0
platformdirs 3.4.0
setuptools 67.7.2
tomli 2.0.1
virtualenv 20.22.0
wheel 0.40.0
Issue
When creating a virtualenv with version 20.21.1 or higher with python 3.9, calling pip in the virtualenv raises the following error:
The error does not appear when using python 3.10 in the virtualenv, i.e. when removing the
-p py39in the example below.Example
Environment
system environment