virtualenv中的python3仍使用/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages中的库

Question

I have successfully created a virtual environment with virtualenvwrapper using python3 at /usr/local/bin/python3 as default interpreter. My system python is python2.7

I can't use pip3 in this virtual environment because it keeps looking inside the default /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages

(python3.3.3)╭ ➜ xxx@xxx:~VIRTUAL_ENV/bin  
╰ ➤ pip3.3
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/xxx/virtualenv/python3.3.3/bin/pip3.3", line 7, in <module>
    from pip import main
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/__init__.py", line 11, in <module>
    from pip.basecommand import command_dict, load_command, load_all_commands, command_names
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/basecommand.py", line 11, in <module>
    from pip.baseparser import parser, ConfigOptionParser, UpdatingDefaultsHelpFormatter
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pip/baseparser.py", line 5, in <module>
    import pkg_resources
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/pkg_resources.py", line 45
    def _bypass_ensure_directory(name, mode=0777):
                                               ^
SyntaxError: invalid token

Am I forgetting something?

I've also tried to install python3 into a custom directory inside /opt but that doesn't help.

Answer 1

Got it. My system $PYTHONPATH contains /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages so I simply removed it from the path and everything is now working properly.