python using pip package different than default one

Question

I would like to install a version of a python package that is newer than the one in the system.

The instructions describe how to do it with pip:

https://github.com/ewels/MultiQC

By running this command:

pip install git+https://github.com/ewels/MultiQC.git

Adding the --user flag does an installation, but when I try to see which is the default binary, it points to the older one which is available system-wide:

which multiqc

How do I call the one I just installed with pip install --user URL ?

Answer 1

For any googlers - the trick is to get your own version of MultiQC to take preference over the system-wide version. The easiest way to do this is by prepending your personal installation directory to your PATH . So, taking the directory in the answer by @719016, you would add the following line to your ~/.bashrc file:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin/:$PATH"

Apologies for the very late response. I'm the author of MultiQC and just found this post ;)

Answer 2

pip将安装用户副本的默认位置在：

$HOME/.local/bin/