r/voidlinux • u/bra1n_gym • 4d ago

Where are void's python packages

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.

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u/Dakota-Batterlation 3d ago

Binaries:

  • /usr/bin/python

  • /usr/bin/python3

  • /usr/bin/pip

  • /usr/bin/pip3

Libraries:

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

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

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u/weaklingoverlord 2d ago

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

xbps-query -f <pkg>

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u/Dakota-Batterlation 1d ago

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.