Install models to users homedirectory instead of globally #1220
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Use pip install --user. It is not advisable to install the packages globally as this not requires root access on the machine, but also messes with files managed by the system package manager (apt-get, emerge, ...)
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The most common workflow is to install to virtualenv -- specifying The right thing would be to figure out whether spaCy was installed with |
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Hey Matthew, I was not aware that specifying `--user` breaks the workflow im virtualenv. Your suggestion seems good to me, though until you figure it out, what about introducing a `--user` command line switch for the spaCy module? I will adapt the pull request for that if it's in order with you.
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Maby you can add a flag '--user' to the download command like so you can use your appropriated way of installation. |
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I think @follnoob 's suggestion is good. I'm going to close this PR and open an enhancement ticket instead. |
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Use pip install --user. It is not advisable to install the packages globally as this not only requires root access on the machine, but also messes with files managed by the system package manager (apt-get, emerge, ...)