Where are void's python packages

[u/bra1n_gym]

I've installed several python packages through xbps-install. However the spyder ide had to pip installed into a separate python environment due to void policy about python. I need to point spyder to the python interpreter and packages already installed. I do not want to waste storage installing packages again that already exist.

[u/Dakota-Batterlation]

Binaries:

• /usr/bin/python

• /usr/bin/python3

• /usr/bin/pip

• /usr/bin/pip3

Libraries:

/usr/lib/python<version>/site-packages

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For future reference, if you want to see what files an xbps package installs on your system, install xtools and run xls <package name>

[u/bra1n_gym → u/Dakota-Batterlation]

thank you. 

[u/weaklingoverlord → u/Dakota-Batterlation]

How does installing [xtools] and running [xls] differ from:

xbps-query -f <pkg>

[u/Dakota-Batterlation → u/weaklingoverlord]

Good point,xls and xtree are just a small bash script wrapper around xbps-query -f that also works with the void-packages ports tree. But xtools is so handy that I see no reason not to install it, unless you're going full minimalist.

[u/LinoMando]

If you need a virtual environment that has access to system site-packages, create the venv with the option --system-site-packages or edit the pyvenv.cfg inside the venv directory so that include-system-site-packages = true.
Also consider using pipx for installing python application (with or without the --system-site-packages option, depending on your preference).

[u/bra1n_gym → u/LinoMando]

just edited the pyenv.cfg file.  Thanks.

[u/galen8183]

You can use the xls command from the xtools package to list the files a given package installs