[IBMiOSS] Do worry - Python newbie calling

Hi !

Started a week ago with python on raspberry-pi – the task was to create excelsheets.

Plenty google later I have something working.

The plan now is to use this on IBM i.



Need to install/update packages on IBM i – version 7.5



1. Did install python 3.13.2 using acs – no problem
2. Need to install python module XlsxWriter using pip install xlsxwriter
Problem: error: externally-managed-environment



× This environment is externally managed

╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try yum install

python313-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to

install.



If you wish to install a Python package not available via the package manager,

create a virtual environment using python3.13 -m venv path/to/venv.

Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip.



If you wish to install a Python application not available via the package

manager, it may be easiest to use pipx install xyz, which will manage a virtual

environment for you. Make sure you have pipx installed.



3. At this point I don’t even know what I don’t know – can someone please share some light on how to proceed?



High level guess is that his is some kind of different installation methods that clashes.



All the best,



Stefan




Stefan Tageson