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Fix 'pip externally managed environment' on Ubuntu 23.04

If you're on Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) and try to install a Python package with pip, you m...

Windows Explorer Not Responding? Here's How to Fix It

Windows Explorer (now called File Explorer) freezing or showing "not responding" is a com...

Fixing Nginx Upstream Connection Refused on Port 443

You see "upstream connection refused" in your Nginx error log when proxying requests to p...

Fix Virtual Environment Not Activating in Terminal

Why Your Virtual Environment Won't Activate

You open a terminal, navigate to your pro...

Python Requests Timeout Not Waiting: Fixes and Checks

You set a timeout in Python's requests library, but the call either hangs foreve...

Fix 'pip install externally managed environment' Error

If you're seeing pip install fail with a message about an externally managed env...