error: externally-managed-environment

[ChopsKingsland]

I can't seem to install this package.

I've tried both manually doing pip3 install and using install.sh, and both give the same error...

I also tried pip3 install with --break-system-packages and it failed for a different reason...

[Gadgetoid]

Read the error message 😆

Also, see this absolute wall of text I've been cobbling together about this problem and how we might fix it via our install scripts: pimoroni/boilerplate-python#13

Now, if you'd join me in an anguished scream... 😭

[helgibbons]

Closing this one as we've now merged the new installer into main - it should now attempt to set up a virtual environment for you, if you don't have one.

There's updated install instructions in the readme: https://github.com/pimoroni/inky/blob/main/README.md

I've also updated our Inky pHAT and wHAT Learn Guides:
https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/getting-started-with-inky-phat
https://learn.pimoroni.com/article/getting-started-with-inky-what