[Python-modules-team] Bug#692108: python-pip: --ignore-installed option is ignored

[Michael Tomkins]

Package: python3-pip
Version: 1.4.1-2
Followup-For: Bug #692108

Dear Maintainer,
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   * What led up to the situation?

In a directory with
  $ virtualenv venv --distribute
then
  $ . venv/bin/actvate

Installing with pip3 as a non-priveleged user, pip3 tries to install in /usr/bin at least for
  $ pip3 install Django
This is not the case and the install completes for a non-priveleged user when invoked by
  $ pip install Django


   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?

  $pip3  install --user  Django
Gets around this problem (but I didn't know this, until I read this bug.)

   * What was the outcome of this action?

The
  $ pip3 install Django
fails to install for a non-privleged user.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?

To install in the virtualenv the package Django

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-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
  APT prefers testing
  APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.12-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_AU.utf8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.utf8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages python3-pip depends on:
ii  ca-certificates        20130906
ii  python3                3.3.2-17
ii  python3-pkg-resources  2.1-1
ii  python3-setuptools     2.1-1

Versions of packages python3-pip recommends:
ii  build-essential  11.6
ii  python3-dev      3.3.2-17

python3-pip suggests no packages.

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