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Diffstat (limited to 'src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py | 7 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py index cecaac2bc..739de020d 100644 --- a/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py +++ b/src/pip/_internal/commands/install.py @@ -156,7 +156,12 @@ class InstallCommand(RequirementCommand): default=None, help=( "Installation prefix where lib, bin and other top-level " - "folders are placed" + "folders are placed. Note that the resulting installation may " + "contain scripts and other resources which reference the " + "Python interpreter of pip, and not that of ``--prefix``. " + "See also the ``--python`` option if the intention is to " + "install packages into another (possibly pip-free) " + "environment." ), ) |