pip doesn't uninstall packages outside sys.prefix

[kernc]

source ~/venvs/test/bin/activate
pip install --user some_package
pip uninstall some_package

produces the following error:

Not uninstalling some_package at /home/user/.local/lib/python3.4/site-packages, outside environment /home/user/venvs/test

It also implies no error by exiting with status code 0.

The users generally agree this behavior is unexpected and that pip should suggest to uninstall the user's library instead.

[kernc]

Related: #14, #2094, #1056.

[Ivoz]

Hmm, --user shouldn't really be valid inside a virtualenv'ed pip (a user location doesn't really make sense for a virtualenv environment).

So I think the error should be at the install stage. It should suggest to install without --user (or deactivate to the global environment).

[pradyunsg]

Closing in favour of #4575.

[lock]

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