[externally-managed] Error= This system-wide Python installation is managed by the Void Linux package manager, XBPS. Installation of Python packages from other sources is not normally allowed. To install a Python package not offered by Void Linux, consider using a virtual environment, e.g.: python3 -m venv /path/to/venv /path/to/venv/pip install Appending the flag --system-site-packages to the first command will give the virtual environment access to any Python package installed via XBPS. Invoking python, pip, and executables installed by pip in /path/to/venv/bin should automatically use the virtual environment. Alternatively, source its activation script to add the environment to the command search path for a shell: . /path/to/venv/activate After activation, running deactivate will remove the environment from the search path without destroying it. The XBPS package python3-pipx provides pipx, a convenient tool to automatically manage virtual environments for individual Python applications.