error: externally-managed-environment - Error: gcovr failed to install

[ArthurSonzogni]

Hello,
I am a happy user of your configuration.

This week, it started failing with the following error:
https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI/actions/runs/8864887609/job/24343126194?pr=849

Installing gcovr 5.0
  /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 --version
  Python 3.12.3
  /opt/homebrew/bin/pip3 --version
  pip 24.0 from /opt/homebrew/lib/python3.12/site-packages/pip (python 3.12)
  Installing pipx  via pip
  error: externally-managed-environment
  
  × This environment is externally managed
  ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try brew install
      xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
      install.
      
      If you wish to install a Python library that isn't in Homebrew,
      use a virtual environment:
      
      python3 -m venv path/to/venv
      source path/to/venv/bin/activate
      python3 -m pip install xyz
      
      If you wish to install a Python application that isn't in Homebrew,
      it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a
      virtual environment for you. You can install pipx with
      
      brew install pipx
      
      You may restore the old behavior of pip by passing
      the '--break-system-packages' flag to pip, or by adding
      'break-system-packages = true' to your pip.conf file. The latter
      will permanently disable this error.
      
      If you disable this error, we STRONGLY recommend that you additionally
      pass the '--user' flag to pip, or set 'user = true' in your pip.conf
      file. Failure to do this can result in a broken Homebrew installation.
      
      Read more about this behavior here: <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/>
  
  note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
  hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
  Failed to install pipx via pip: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user pipx.
  Warning: Failed to install pipx: Error: pipx was not installed correctly Error: Failed to install pipx via pip: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user pipx.. Ignoring...
  Installing setuptools  via pip
  error: externally-managed-environment
  
  × This environment is externally managed
  ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try brew install
      xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
      install.
      
      If you wish to install a Python library that isn't in Homebrew,
      use a virtual environment:
      
      python3 -m venv path/to/venv
      source path/to/venv/bin/activate
      python3 -m pip install xyz
      
      If you wish to install a Python application that isn't in Homebrew,
      it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a
      virtual environment for you. You can install pipx with
      
      brew install pipx
      
      You may restore the old behavior of pip by passing
      the '--break-system-packages' flag to pip, or by adding
      'break-system-packages = true' to your pip.conf file. The latter
      will permanently disable this error.
      
      If you disable this error, we STRONGLY recommend that you additionally
      pass the '--user' flag to pip, or set 'user = true' in your pip.conf
      file. Failure to do this can result in a broken Homebrew installation.
      
      Read more about this behavior here: <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/>
  
  note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
  hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
  Failed to install setuptools via pip: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user setuptools.
  Warning: Failed to install setuptools or wheel: Error: Failed to install setuptools via pip: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m pip install --upgrade --user setuptools.. Ignoring...
  Installing gcovr 5.0 via pip
  error: externally-managed-environment
  
  × This environment is externally managed
  ╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try brew install
      xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
      install.
      
      If you wish to install a Python library that isn't in Homebrew,
      use a virtual environment:
      
      python3 -m venv path/to/venv
      source path/to/venv/bin/activate
      python3 -m pip install xyz
      
      If you wish to install a Python application that isn't in Homebrew,
      it may be easiest to use 'pipx install xyz', which will manage a
      virtual environment for you. You can install pipx with
      
      brew install pipx
      
      You may restore the old behavior of pip by passing
      the '--break-system-packages' flag to pip, or by adding
      'break-system-packages = true' to your pip.conf file. The latter
      will permanently disable this error.
      
      If you disable this error, we STRONGLY recommend that you additionally
      pass the '--user' flag to pip, or set 'user = true' in your pip.conf
      file. Failure to do this can result in a broken Homebrew installation.
      
      Read more about this behavior here: <https://peps.python.org/pep-0668/>
  
  note: If you believe this is a mistake, please contact your Python installation or OS distribution provider. You can override this, at the risk of breaking your Python installation or OS, by passing --break-system-packages.
  hint: See PEP 668 for the detailed specification.
  Failed to install gcovr via pip: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 -m pip install --user gcovr==5.0.

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[aminya]

Is this a MacOS machine? Could you provide more information on the environment?

[ArthurSonzogni]

Yes. The link above provides the following information:

Current runner version: '2.316.0'
Operating System
  macOS
  14.4.1
  23E224
Runner Image
  Image: macos-14-arm64
  Version: 20240422.3
  Included Software: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/blob/macos-14-arm64/20240422.3/images/macos/macos-14-arm64-Readme.md
  Image Release: https://github.com/actions/runner-images/releases/tag/macos-14-arm64%2F20240422.3
Runner Image Provisioner
  2.0.369.1+55cddbb57f254a369b6e7b3b508cebdbee5d24be

[aminya]

Thanks for the information. I will look into this. I was on vacation.