Error message "ERROR: Can not perform a '--user' install. User site-packages are not visible in this virtualenv"

Question

Actually, I wanted to create my first Django project. After I did some coding in the cmd, I opened the code using Visual Studio Code.

I selected the Python interpreter on the status bar, and then I changed it to the Python interpreter installed in my digital environment. After that, I got message that linter Pylint was not installed. After I installed that, these errors occurred.

Answer 1

This solution worked for me. I am just repeating it here:

1. Go to the pyvenv.cfg file in the Virtual environment folder
2. Set the include-system-site-packages to true and save the change
3. Reactivate the virtual environment.

Answer 2

I did encounter the same error when I wanted to install a Python module.This is because you want to install a user-specific module in your project, and the virtual environment user-site packages are not visible. The --user installs a Python package for the current user rather than the users of the system. You can use this:

pip install <Python package>

instead of pip install --user <python package>.