error: externally-managed-environment
× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.
If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.
Cheers!
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## 📋 Pull Request Information
**Original PR:** https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18422
**Author:** [@traumschule](https://github.com/traumschule)
**Created:** 10/19/2025
**Status:** ❌ Closed
**Base:** `main` ← **Head:** `main`
---
### 📝 Commits (1)
- [`7fbc507`](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/7fbc50799ec17565cc87b5cb7465cf077ab21396) Update README.md: Python >=3.12 info
### 📊 Changes
**1 file changed** (+3 additions, -3 deletions)
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### 📄 Description
Giving the README a hand .. #7495 #16189
Avoids
```
error: externally-managed-environment
× This environment is externally managed
╰─> To install Python packages system-wide, try apt install
python3-xyz, where xyz is the package you are trying to
install.
If you wish to install a non-Debian-packaged Python package,
create a virtual environment using python3 -m venv path/to/venv.
Then use path/to/venv/bin/python and path/to/venv/bin/pip. Make
sure you have python3-full installed.
```
Cheers!
---
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📋 Pull Request Information
Original PR: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/18422
Author: @traumschule
Created: 10/19/2025
Status: ❌ Closed
Base:
main← Head:main📝 Commits (1)
7fbc507Update README.md: Python >=3.12 info📊 Changes
1 file changed (+3 additions, -3 deletions)
View changed files
📝
README.md(+3 -3)📄 Description
Giving the README a hand .. #7495 #16189
Avoids
Cheers!
🔄 This issue represents a GitHub Pull Request. It cannot be merged through Gitea due to API limitations.