SciPhi-AI / R2R

The Elasticsearch for RAG. Build, scale, and deploy production-ready Retrieval-Augmented Generation applications
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Doesn't seem to work on arch #812

Open ralyodio opened 1 month ago

ralyodio commented 1 month ago
$ pip install r2r
error: externally-managed-environment

× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try 'pacman -S
    python-xyz', where xyz is the package you are trying to
    install.

    If you wish to install a non-Arch-packaged Python package,
    create a virtual environment using 'python -m venv path/to/venv'.
    Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.

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

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.

Can we get an arch package?

emrgnt-cmplxty commented 1 month ago

Soon we will be releasing a lightweight CLI that will enable developers to avoid needing to download R2R via pypi when running with Docker. Would this be helpful for your use case?


As for the error you are describing, PEP 668, introduces the concept of "externally managed environments" in Python. Arch Linux has implemented this to prevent system-wide pip installations from potentially conflicting with packages managed by the system package manager (pacman).

Here are a few ways to address this:

  1. Use a virtual environment: This is the recommended approach for most Python projects.

    python -m venv r2r_env
    source r2r_env/bin/activate
    pip install r2r
  2. Use pipx: If r2r is an application you want to use system-wide:

    sudo pacman -S python-pipx  # If you don't have pipx installed
    pipx install r2r
  3. Request an Arch package: You can request for r2r to be packaged for Arch Linux. This would allow installation via pacman. You can do this by submitting a package request on the Arch Linux bug tracker or by creating an AUR (Arch User Repository) package yourself.

  4. Use the --break-system-packages flag (not recommended): As a last resort, you can force pip to install the package system-wide:

    pip install --break-system-packages r2r

    However, this is strongly discouraged as it may lead to conflicts with system packages.

The best approach depends on your specific use case. If you're developing with r2r or using it for a specific project, a virtual environment is ideal. If you need it as a general-use tool, pipx might be more convenient.

Would you like me to elaborate on any of these options or provide guidance on how to proceed?