python virtual environment is installing to /usr/...?

Question

I have a python virtual env that I am using for a django application. I activate it with...

source venv/bin/activate

that works, but then I get this traceback when trying to run a pip install...

Installing collected packages: django-blog-zinnia
Cleaning up...
Exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 122, in main
    status = self.run(options, args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/commands/install.py", line 283, in run
    requirement_set.install(install_options, global_options, root=options.root_path)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 1436, in install
    requirement.install(install_options, global_options, *args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 672, in install
    self.move_wheel_files(self.source_dir, root=root)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/req.py", line 902, in move_wheel_files
    pycompile=self.pycompile,
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 206, in move_wheel_files
    clobber(source, lib_dir, True)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/wheel.py", line 193, in clobber
    os.makedirs(destsubdir)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/os.py", line 157, in makedirs
    mkdir(name, mode)
OSError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/zinnia'

Storing debug log for failure in /home/jeff/.pip/pip.log

So why would it be trying to install something in /usr when I am supposed to be running in the venv?

added the output of virtualenv venv

New python executable in venv/bin/python
Installing setuptools, pip...done.

and when I use source to start that venv and run which python I get this...

/home/user/Desktop/test/venv/bin/python

check `which pip`, probably no pip is installed in venv – kwarunek Dec 11 '15 at 01:06 — kwarunek, Dec 11 '15 at 01:06

kwarunek · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-11T02:37:50.140

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Check the output of which pip, most likly pip is not installed. If it is not pip from venv also check which python. If it is not venv's python, your are not in the new env - there should be some errors.

If only pip is missing try to install with:

curl --silent --show-error --retry 5 https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python

edit

Virualenv is only for current shell session. To use in another session/terminal/window you must activate it again. It persists until you deactivate it.

edited Dec 11 '15 at 02:37

answered Dec 11 '15 at 01:11

kwarunek

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which python also showed /usr/bin...How would I go about fixing that as well? – Joff Dec 11 '15 at 01:14
show the output of creating virtual env `virtualenv venv` – kwarunek Dec 11 '15 at 01:16
I added it to the main post, what should I do now? – Joff Dec 11 '15 at 02:15
looks ok, so you have right python, check again pip and if needed install it – kwarunek Dec 11 '15 at 02:17
one thing...I did this as a new venv, should I be doing it to the same directory where my old one is? I was doing this as a little test – Joff Dec 11 '15 at 02:19
meaning I created a new venv this time just to see what happened – Joff Dec 11 '15 at 02:22
i don;t get it? You have created new venv - that is working, try to install django – kwarunek Dec 11 '15 at 02:34

python virtual environment is installing to /usr/...?

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