[SOLVED] Python not seeing packages after pip install

Issue

When I run the following command within my virtual env

sudo pip3 install -r requirements.txt

It says that the packages were successfully installed, but when I try to run or import the packages, it can not find them.

pip3 show returns nothing.

However, when I manually run

sudo pip3 install package-name

It installs the package just fine and it works.

Why is pip install -r requirements.txt not working? It always worked in the past. Now that I reinstalled Python it stopped working..

System: Ubuntu 14.04 Python changed from 3.4 to 3.6.2

requirements.txt

Django==2.0.8

django-debug-toolbar

channels

Debugging in Terminal:

EDIT: This makes no sense.

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Requirement already satisfied: pycparser in /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages (from cffi!=1.11.3,>=1.8->cryptography>=2.7->autobahn>=0.18->daphne~=2.3->channels==2.3.0->-r requirements.txt (line 79)) (2.19)

$ pip3 --version

pip 19.2.3 from /home/dominic/Desktop/projects/printrender/env/lib/python3.6/site-packages/pip (python 3.6)

I install packages in my Virtual Environemnt using pip3 install -r requirements and it says that they are already installed, but when I run Pip Freeze, it returns nothing, as if nothing is installed.

Pip3 install -r requirements is placing my packages in my local packages python packages, and pip freeze is referencing my virtual env packages.

pip is not installing this packages in the correct place

Solution

I don't think you should use sudo when you're using a virtual environment. Try without.

Answered By - sinoroc

Answer Checked By - Cary Denson (WPSolving Admin)