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Fix "Permission denied"/"Access refused" error when installing or updating packages (solves #9527, #9566, #9395) #10454

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Fix "Permission denied"/"Access refused" error when installing or updating packages (solves #9527, #9566, #9395) #10454

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Solve #9527
baterflyrity Sep 9, 2021
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Update install.py
baterflyrity Sep 10, 2021
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Create 10454.bugfix.rst
baterflyrity Sep 10, 2021
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions news/10454.bugfix.rst
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Fix "Permission denied" error when installing or updating packages.
14 changes: 9 additions & 5 deletions src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py
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Expand Up @@ -652,11 +652,6 @@ def decide_user_install(
logger.debug("Non-user install due to --prefix or --target option")
return False

# If user installs are not enabled, choose a non-user install
if not site.ENABLE_USER_SITE:
logger.debug("Non-user install because user site-packages disabled")
return False

# If we have permission for a non-user install, do that,
# otherwise do a user install.
if site_packages_writable(root=root_path, isolated=isolated_mode):
Expand All @@ -667,6 +662,15 @@ def decide_user_install(
"Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages "
"is not writeable"
)

# Assert user installs are enabled
if not site.ENABLE_USER_SITE:
raise InstallationError(
"Can not perform user install because user site-packages "
"are disabled. Enable them or run "
"installation with privileged access."
)

return True


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