Python cannot find pip.conf file on Linux

Question

I can not find the file pip.confin the path ~/.config/pip/pip.confor in the path ~/pip/pip.conf. My pip version 8.1.2

Answer 1

As stated in the documentation , the default locations for Linux are:

• for the user: $HOME/.config/pip/pip.conf
• global: /etc/pip.conf

Answer 2

Before creating pip.conf, I would prefer to check the following command before creating

find . -name 'pip.conf'

For me it was under the home directory as

./Library/ Application Support /pip/pip.conf

Answer 3

https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/user_guide/#configuration

pip.conf , .

export PIP_CONFIG_FILE=/path/to/pip.conf

Answer 4

. ~/pip/pip.conf

Answer 5

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Virtualenvwrapper

virtualenvwrapper:

mkvirtualenv --python=/path/to/python _python_project_base
cp ~/my_secret_pip.conf $VIRTUAL_ENV/pip.conf

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, , , mkvirtualenv :

cpvirtualenv _python_project_base new_virtual_env_name
setvirtualenvproject new_virtual_env_name /path/to/project_folder

voila, pip.conf , .

Answer 6

/etc/pip.conf

, pip.conf.

sudo chmod 644/etc/pip.conf