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Improve docs for resolving space in home path
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#1320
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Could you put a link to the most relevant discussion for mac os here? the only thing I found was to try "reinstall-all" but that didn't change the default bin path. |
I got the same message on MacOS everytime I used Pipx after the update to 1.5.0. The docs specify that if the folder For me, running |
Thanks for providing that way of doing it @scruffaluff. That works perfectly fine if you're happy to reinstall all your pipx packages :) The other option is described in this comment: #1315 (reply in thread) |
I'd also:
This might strike some as a lot of fuss and bother, but I respectfully submit it's in proportion to the task you just set your users:
@Gitznik, raising a doc-bug in response to the discussion was a good call. Onya. |
Hi @garthk, Agreed to the first 3 points. Actually we should be able to create a full example of the script to run to move the For the last 2, I've opened a discussion that fully describes the reason and dangers of having a space in the path, so I think linking that/turning it into a part of the troubleshooting docs should be enough. It can be found here Edit: Actually that discussion covers a lot more ground than just the spaces in the path, so I'll create a new one specifically for that, which can then be linked/turned into docs 👍 Edit2: Created a discussion here: #1330 |
Thanks @scruffaluff No idea how |
Thanks @scruffaluff ! |
Apparently |
How would this feature be useful?
The existing warning and docs are not enough for users to resolve it.
Describe the solution you'd like
Dedicated docs on how to move the home path and a clear link to it in the warning, as well as specifying it's the
Pipx Home
that has the space in it.Describe alternatives you've considered
Hope people that are confused just find the existing discussions.
Discussed in #1315
Originally posted by homocomputeris April 1, 2024
I get the message every time I run pipx.
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