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DiapDealer · 01-31-2016, 06:47 PM

Pretty sure the location where pip installs modules on Windows is hardcoded into the pip executable at install time. One used to be able open it in a hex editor and change it to a path relative to the binary (so pip could work in Python virtualenvs), but I'm not sure that still works.

01-31-2016, 06:47 PM	#8
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,680 Karma: 205039118 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Pretty sure the location where pip installs modules on Windows is hardcoded into the pip executable at install time. One used to be able open it in a hex editor and change it to a path relative to the binary (so pip could work in Python virtualenvs), but I'm not sure that still works. Last edited by DiapDealer; 01-31-2016 at 06:52 PM.