how to install python packages in “site-packages”?

Question

I made Virt2 virtual environment.
using $ python -m venv Virt2 .

I want to install my custom packages in " site-packages " directory. However packages are installed in " dist-packages " directory.

what should I do to install packages in my python virtual environment site-packages ??

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my python version 3.6.2 (in /usr/local/bin)

Answer 1

You use sudo and sudo switches user to root , ie you're completely outside of you virtual env. System pip3 outside of virtual env installs packages into a system directory which is dist-packages .

Run pip install inside you virtual env without sudo.