On 10/02/2025 21:52, Steve Litt wrote:
> I don't know your reason for not wanting to install a virtual python
> environment.

I often install packages without virtual environment if I intend to use
anywhere, i.e. it is not tied to a project.

One particular example is yt-dlp. While it also available via apt, it
needs to be updated frequently to bypass YouTube blocks/throttling so
the distro-provided version is unsuitable.

I guess I could make a .venv/ in my home directory, but I fail to see
why that would be an improvement over just installing it in
.local/lib/pythonXXX/.