@ekristen I've been working on some states and slowing moving Python 2 packages to Python 3, but I keep bumping up against the new "pipx" issue in 24.04. Essentially, Ubuntu no longer likes installing pip packages globally, and the following error comes up:

              × 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.

                  If you wish to install a non-Debian packaged Python application,
                  it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a
                  virtual environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.

                  See /usr/share/doc/python3.12/README.venv for more information.

              note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
              hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.

I didn't want to assume what you'd like for the approach to this, so I figured I'd just reach out and ask first.
Thoughts?

24.04 Support #638

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