[Python-modules-team] Bug#771794: Bug#771794: Bug#771794: pip silently removes/updates system provided python packages

[Daniel Kahn Gillmor]

On 12/02/2014 11:51 AM, Donald Stufft wrote:
> I'd very much prefer it if you didn't do this. This *is* going to break things
> for people and it's going to cause a bunch of confusion. 

It's not clear to me which side you're arguing for.  can you clarify
which action is going to break things for people and cause a bunch of
confusion?

If pip silently removes/updates system-provided python packages, that is
likely to break things and cause a bunch of confusion, no?

alternately, if pip verbosely refuses to run as uid 0, that's at least a
non-silent failure. (though it certainly will break things and frustrate
some people)

	--dkg

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