Global and local python installations, and accidentally running a requirements file outside of virtualenv

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Full question
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2961...

Question links:
[What are the risks of running 'sudo pip'?]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2105...
[Is it acceptable & safe to run pip install under sudo?]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1502...

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#python #virtualenv #requirementstxt

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